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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. Where was Fort Sumter located?

2. Where did Horwitz's host spend the night?

3. Who was Horwitz's host dressed as?

4. What did the father of the grass basket maker warn her about?

5. Where did the battle being reenacted take place historically?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Shelby Foote become known?

6. Who was Shelby Foote according to Chapter 7?

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

8. What was unique about Henry Wirz's fate?

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

10. What happened in the old Montgomery Capitol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how a person's political views could shift from left to extreme right as they age.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Civil War and the reasons it shaped American psyche.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the welcome sign of Montgomery "We're History! Visit the Civil Rights Memorial, The First Confederate Capitol" could help reconcile the two community of Montgomery.

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