Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Tony Horwitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Tony Horwitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When did Horwitz's grandfather arrive in America according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1880s.

2. Who was Horwitz's host dressed as?
(a) A medic.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A general.
(d) A private.

3. What was Shelby Foote well known for appearing in?
(a) Movies about the war.
(b) Reenactment.
(c) Civil War documentaries.
(d) Home Schooling videos.

4. Who told Horwitz of Sue Curtis?
(a) The cemetery caretaker.
(b) The bookkeeper.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The mayor.

5. What did the Children of the Confederacy teach children about?
(a) Perceived treachery of the North.
(b) Racism.
(c) The major battle won by the Confederacy.
(d) The virtue of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Horwitz not have much to do?

2. What was Westerman's killer sentenced to?

3. What organization did Sue start for pet owners?

4. What did the caps of the local high school student celebrate?

5. What did the black harbor pilot who hijacked a Confederate ship become?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who adopted the Michael Westerman story to promote their agenda?

2. What decision did Horwitz make concerning his trip with Hodge?

3. What groups were the Curtis' involved with?

4. What does Horwitz say of some of the people feeling pride toward the Confederacy?

5. Why can't tourists find the locations in the "Gone with the Wind" book?

6. What did Horwitz and his father do after the latter's retirement?

7. What struck Horwitz as odd about Kentucky's identification to the Confederacy?

8. Why was Horwtiz fascinated by the Shiloh battle as a child according to Chapter 8?

9. What did a local pharmacist do with his shop?

10. What were "Farb" according to Hodge?

(see the answer keys)

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