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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. What does Luther find after his hand to hand combat?
(a) A knife.
(b) A bayonet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes a letter for Confederate commanders to read to their troops as they march toward battle in Chapter 1?

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

3. What kind of dog is with Walter?

4. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?

5. What does the Union noise that Johnston hears in Chapter 1 signify?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sherman do with the information provided to him by Colonel Appler?

2. Explain the Union battle line up.

3. Why, according to Walter, do the soldiers in his troop want to fight at Shiloh?

4. What are the challenges of the swamp Luther and his troop face? What happens to General Cleburn?

5. Describe the letter from Johnston read to the troops as they march to battle.

6. What information about General Grant does Walter provide? What makes Walter a credible source?

7. What is a skirmish? How is it different from a battle?

8. Why do some troops hear different versions of the letter from Johnston as they march to battle?

9. How does Walter learn the meaning of Shiloh? Discuss the meaning of the word.

10. How do the other Confederate commanders feel about Johnston's recommendation to pull out and why?

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