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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Walter's commander?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Forrest.
(c) Appler.
(d) Johnston.

3. How does Luther come to understand the attack plan?
(a) Someone draws it on the ground for him.
(b) Someone who speaks English relays the message to him.
(c) He studies the manual.
(d) He uses a dictionary.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the "rattle" noise that Walter hears in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog.
(b) A drum.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Confederate gunfire.

10. 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) Nuclear.
(c) Slow and loud.
(d) Kamakaze.

11. What makes some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 yell for joy?
(a) The sun comes out.
(b) It begins to rain.
(c) Pie.
(d) The war is cancelled.

12. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?
(a) The Confederate government.
(b) The slaves.
(c) The women of the South.
(d) The children.

13. How long has Walter been gone from home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 16 days.

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

15. What animal do some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) A deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does Palmer learn so much about Johnston?

4. What is Luther's home state?

5. Who yells at Luther's troop to close the gap in the swamp?

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