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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the infantry soldiers refer to the cannon detail, according to Otto?
(a) Tough boys.
(b) Easy living boys.
(c) Men of iron.
(d) Tough as nails guys.

2. What is Otto's decision at the end of his recount in Chapter 4?
(a) To start a family in Tennessee.
(b) To take a train home.
(c) To go home on the ship.
(d) To return to fighting the next morning.

3. Who wants to prove Sherman wrong?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Grant.
(c) Lee.
(d) Buel.

4. How old was the boy when he left the orphanage?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

5. What speech issue does Luther's commander have?
(a) He stutters.
(b) A lisp.
(c) He uses sign language.
(d) He doesn't speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Otto's rank?

2. What makes the march for the Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel so difficult?

3. According to Walter, how do the Union soldiers spend their days?

4. Why does Walter have guard duty at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. Where does Jefferson get the item that he wears when he takes the others to see the new recruits?

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