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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the dog with Walter?
(a) Reb.
(b) Spot.
(c) Rover.
(d) Bango.

2. Who yells at Luther's troop to close the gap in the swamp?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Cleburn.
(d) Luther.

3. What is Burt Tapley's ailment?
(a) He has a stitch in his side.
(b) He has a crushed skull.
(c) He has a broken rib.
(d) He has a broken arm.

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?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Slow and loud.
(c) Nuclear.
(d) Kamakaze.

5. What is the goal of Luther's troop, according to their attack plan?
(a) To steal the cannons of the Union troop.
(b) To capture at least 50 percent of the Union troop.
(c) To blow up the Union's steam boat.
(d) To push the Union back to the banks of the Tennessee River.

6. What weapon does Luther use in hand to hand combat?
(a) Gun.
(b) Bayonet.
(c) Nunchucks.
(d) Knife.

7. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Jefferson.

8. According to Walter, who has always had a soft spot for animals?
(a) Grant.
(b) Bango.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Palmer.

9. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Grant.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Sherman.

10. What does Walter's commander make the aides and officers do?
(a) Run five laps around the church site.
(b) Exercise each morning.
(c) Train along with the troops.
(d) Eat bugs along the trail.

11. To whom does Walter deliver his commander's message?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Grant.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Sidney.

12. Who rides by, impressing Luther as always with his bearing and appearance?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnston.

13. Whose horse sinks when Luther's troop goes through the swamp?
(a) Luther's.
(b) Palmer's.
(c) Sherman's.
(d) Cleburn's.

14. How old is Palmer when the book begins?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

15. What does "Shiloh" mean?
(a) Jesus lives.
(b) Evil, be gone.
(c) Money safe.
(d) Place of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Walter Fountain's title in the military?

2. Who is Luther's commander?

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

4. In Chapter 1, who is in favor of canceling the Confederate attack?

5. What makes it impossible for Luther's troop to stay in formation?

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