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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the President of the Confederate forces?
2. Who replaces General Meade as the commander of the Federal forces?
3. Who dismisses Hill's apology for the failed attack at Bristol?
4. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?
5. What does Grant want most from the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Hancock says, "The soldiers have seen something new, a new horror, a new way to die. They have seen the face of hell," what does he imply about fire and fighting?
2. How does the fight in the Wilderness initially go from in the favor of the Confederates to defeat?
3. How does Shaara describe Chamberlain's return home to Maine?
4. How does Lee take Longstreet's view of Grant into his planning for the war?
5. Why is fighting in the wilderness difficult for both Grant and Lee?
6. What is the important lesson that Lincoln learns from Gettsyburg regarding Federal soldiers?
7. Why does Lee want to resign?
8. What does Chamberlain find absurd yet necessary about desertion in the army?
9. After the failed Hancock attack, what does Lee think about God and believe will happen to Longstreet?
10. Why does Grant fight in the Civil War?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role of women in the rural South in the 1840s when the women in "The Last Full Measure" are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?
Essay Topic 2
Shaara uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.
Essay Topic 3
Lincoln tries always to maintain composure and integrity in every situation in "The Last Full Measure". Why are Lincoln's actions dignified? What effect did Lincoln's background have on his cultivating his personal dignity? What would be expected behavior from someone in Lincoln's position? Why would it be important for a gentleman like Lincoln to behave with dignity?
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