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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To which regiment does Walter Fountain belong?
(a) 32nd Alabama.
(b) 23rd Mississippi.
(c) 35th New Orleans.
(d) 53rd Ohio.

4. Who writes a letter for Confederate commanders to read to their troops as they march toward battle in Chapter 1?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Grant.
(d) Sherman.

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

6. What two words does Luther use to describe the war?
(a) Obscene and gory.
(b) Unreligious and obscene.
(c) Necessary and moral.
(d) Ethical and moral.

7. Who is Luther's commander?
(a) Forrest.
(b) Appler.
(c) Plummer.
(d) Walker.

8. How was Grant reinstated into the army?
(a) He paid a bribe to get it.
(b) A politician demanded reinstatement.
(c) He had to reapply and start over.
(d) He made a campaign contribution to get it.

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

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

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

12. What does Luther leave behind after his hand to hand combat?
(a) His gun.
(b) His nunchucks.
(c) His knife.
(d) His bayonet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?

2. 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?

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

4. What is Luther's home state?

5. What is Palmer's job in the Confederate Army?

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