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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long has Walter been gone from home?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 16 days.
(d) 6 months.
2. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?
(a) The Confederate government.
(b) The women of the South.
(c) The children.
(d) The slaves.
3. Who writes a letter for Confederate commanders to read to their troops as they march toward battle in Chapter 1?
(a) Grant.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Palmer.
4. What was Grant's family business?
(a) Farming.
(b) Tanning.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Cotton.
5. How does Luther come to understand the attack plan?
(a) Someone who speaks English relays the message to him.
(b) He uses a dictionary.
(c) He studies the manual.
(d) Someone draws it on the ground for him.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Luther dream about the night before the battle at Shiloh?
2. Who stopped maneuver practice to take a look at the dog?
3. Who is constantly alerting higher commanders that there are enemy forces in the area?
4. What makes it impossible for Luther's troop to stay in formation?
5. How does Palmer's father lose an arm?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, according to Walter, do the soldiers in his troop want to fight at Shiloh?
2. Why do some troops hear different versions of the letter from Johnston as they march to battle?
3. What does Colonel Appler do when Sherman leaves his camp? Why?
4. Discuss Palmer's mother and father.
5. What was Walter's typical day like, and why is it unusual?
6. Describe the letter from Johnston read to the troops as they march to battle.
7. Describe Luther's dream the night before battle.
8. What is the significance of the drum heard in Chapter 1? Why is it important?
9. How do Luther and fellow troop members treat the ones who are lying on the ground?
10. How do the other Confederate commanders feel about Johnston's recommendation to pull out and why?
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