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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stopped maneuver practice to take a look at the dog?
(a) Walter.
(b) Bango.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Grant.

2. What is part of the daily drills for the Union soldiers?
(a) Spying on the Confederates.
(b) Changing locations.
(c) Making weapons.
(d) Being shot at.

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

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

5. What was Grant's family business?
(a) Cattle.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Farming.
(d) Tanning.

6. What does Luther think about the men he sees lying on the ground?
(a) That they have broken ribs.
(b) That they have broken arms.
(c) That they have a stitch in their sides.
(d) That they have a crushed skull.

7. Who has information about the history of the word "Shiloh?"
(a) Treadway.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Grant.

8. What is Walter's impression of the Confederate territories as he travels through them?
(a) They are lush, fertile territories.
(b) They are not worth fighting for.
(c) They can be improved with Union funds.
(d) He wants to move there when the war ends.

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

10. What finally cheers the Confederate soldiers on their march in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Music.
(c) A deer.
(d) Whiskey.

11. In Chapter 1, who is in favor of canceling the Confederate attack?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Forrest.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnston.

12. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?
(a) By replacing them.
(b) By reloading them.
(c) By burning them.
(d) By firing them.

13. What does Luther's troop find past the Union tents?
(a) The cook's wagon.
(b) A dog.
(c) The river.
(d) Union soldiers lined up shoulder to shoulder.

14. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?
(a) The Union soldiers can see them already.
(b) The generals talked and planned the battle.
(c) They have made too much noise.
(d) No one knows where the Union soldiers are.

15. Who is constantly alerting higher commanders that there are enemy forces in the area?
(a) Appler.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Palmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which general is Palmer's boss?

2. Toward what location is the Confederate Army marching at the beginning of the novel?

3. What is the name of Walter's wife?

4. What, according to Walter, was Grant's nickname in their hometown?

5. What kind of dog is with Walter?

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