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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. What is the real name of Mark Twain?

2. The push against Pickett near the intersection of three roads known as ________ starts out confused.

3. Who is the engineer that came up with the novel idea to blow a hole in the Confederate defense?

4. Who leads his Fifth Corps toward Petersburg along with Meade's forces?

5. After the Federal soldiers cross James River, to whom does the command of Confederate soldiers go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lee's desperation evident at Christmas?

2. What is the technique employed to break into the Confederate line proposed by Pleasant?

3. How does Shaara powerfully convey the death of Hill, one of Lee's leaders through a third-person point of view of an unknown officier?

4. How does the battle at Fort Stedman begin initially by accident?

5. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

6. Why does Lee believe that the statue of George Washington will remain intact during the war?

7. How does Lee finally accept Grant's offer to discuss surrender?

8. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?

9. What does Lee fear about central leadership proposed in a message from Richmond?

10. Why does Appomattox signify the end of the Civil War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shaara uses more than one iteration on the motif of courage. Identify at least two motifs about courage and loyalty. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Last Full Measure", Shaara's Civil War society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology employed by the Federal Army as compared to that of the Confederate soldiers? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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