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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. When was Charleston settled?

2. What did Jamie Westendorf point out the old locations of in Charleston?

3. What did the caps of the local high school student celebrate?

4. What was Redbone's Saloon according to Chapter 5?

5. What was Horwitz surprised to hear Foote defend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Children of the Confederacy teach children?

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

4. What was Horwitz disturbed by at the start of the trip?

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

6. What groups were the Curtis' involved with?

7. What does Horwitz say of some of the people feeling pride toward the Confederacy?

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

9. What famous event was the turning point of the Shiloh battle?

10. Why was Horwitz thrown out of the bar in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the prison of Andersonville and its history.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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