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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ambuscade: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sartoris return home at the beginning of "The Unvanquished"?
(a) To bring a message.
(b) He was expelled from his regiment.
(c) To oversee the livestock pen.
(d) He's fallen ill.

2. Ringo and Bayard have growing ______ to protect their town.
(a) Joy.
(b) Disdain.
(c) Conviction.
(d) Fear.

3. Where does Loosh sneak off to in the middle of the night?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Alabama.

4. How does Bayard balance his gun?
(a) On Ringo's back.
(b) On his knee.
(c) On a log.
(d) On his arm.

5. Why do Ringo and Bayard spy on Loosh?
(a) They are playing a game.
(b) They find his movements interesting.
(c) They think he knows something.
(d) They think he's stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the slaves respond to Loosh explaining the Union is coming to free them?

2. At the beginning of "Ambuscade," what map is Bayard drawing?

3. Why does Granny pray after the soldiers leave?

4. In "Ambuscade" Bayard believes the front lines are in ______.

5. How do members of regiments expel their colonel?

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