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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. Why was Michael Westerman allegedly killed?

2. Who did Horwitz join with the day of the reenactment?

3. What did Horwitz plan when he got back home?

4. What did the meeting with Sue Curtis open with?

5. What was the name of the owner of the farm the march was on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was special about Alberta Martin according to Chapter 13?

2. What did the Sons of Confederate Veterans allow Mike Hawkins to do?

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

4. Who made up the story of the Minie Ball Pregnancy?

5. What did the African American congressman Joe McGill tell Horwtiz about what happened to him during the war?

6. Why did Horwitz see a contradiction between the South's perceived oppression and the reality?

7. What groups were the Curtis' involved with?

8. Whose action did Foote defend to the amazement of Horwitz?

9. How long did Horwitz spend researching for his book according to Chapter 15?

10. Who was Alberta Martin's husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the reasons why a man would feel compelled to trace back an ancestor's actions during a war.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reason why a Northern woman would correspond with a Confederate prisoner of war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the pros and cons of not having the Civil War taught to high school students.

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