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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the commander of the Andersonville prison become for a group of Southerners?

2. What did Alberta's husband do after being released from the hospital?

3. When did the woman believed to have been the last surviving widow of a Civil War soldier die according to Horwitz 's research?

4. What did Betty Talmadge used to be?

5. How long did Hodge's tour last?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 why people would be compelled to relive the lives of soldiers on the battlefield of the Civil War.

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