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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 killed Michael Westerman according to the patrons of the bar?

2. What did Horwitz paint on his wall?

3. What battlefield did Foote visit frequently?

4. What did Foote and Horwitz spend several hours discussing?

5. Where was Joel Dorfman from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What groups were the Curtis' involved with?

2. Why did Hodge's group go and tend one of the "wounded"?

3. What were the men who woke up Horwtiz one morning doing?

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

5. Who was Alberta Martin's husband?

6. What happened in the old Montgomery Capitol?

7. Where was the Star-Spangled Banner composed?

8. What event opened the Civil War according to Chapter 3?

9. What was the first major battle of the war known as?

10. How did Shelby Foote become known?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how a person could be attracted to the ideal of freedom in the Confederacy knowing what it stood for.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the goal of the Ku Klux Klan when it was first created and contrast it with the current Ku Klux Klan.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the battle of Bull Run, also known as the first battle of Manassas and its significance.

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