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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward what location is the Confederate Army marching at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pittsburg Landing.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Corinth Landing.
(d) Pittsburg.

2. According to Walter, how do the Union soldiers spend their days?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Drilling.
(c) Eating.
(d) Writing.

3. What is Palmer's job in the Confederate Army?
(a) Aide-de-Camp.
(b) General.
(c) Cook.
(d) Medic-at-large.

4. What is the word that is unfinished in the letter in Chapter 2?
(a) Friend.
(b) Love.
(c) Home.
(d) Soon.

5. What does the Union noise that Johnston hears in Chapter 1 signify?
(a) That it is time to about-face.
(b) That the enemy has beens spoted and to prepare for immediate battle.
(c) That the Union is aware of the presence of the Confederates.
(d) That it is time to stop for the day and set up camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther dream about the night before the battle at Shiloh?

2. Who is constantly alerting higher commanders that there are enemy forces in the area?

3. Where was Palmer when the Confederacy seceded from the Union?

4. In Johnston's opinion in Chapter 1, what kind of attack would the Confederacy need to make in order to have any chance at all of success?

5. What provokes Walter's commander to send him with a message to the general that an attack is imminent?

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