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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. What is Lee waiting for at the end of the chapter?
2. What happens just before dawn when the battle is about to begin?
3. How does it seem to Lee that the battle is progressing, as first Rodes and then Early engage in battle?
4. Why does Lee think there is an opportunity here?
5. What is described as "that ripply sound that raised the hair, that high thin scream from far away... terrible, inhuman"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you characterize Buford as a soldier?
2. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee," why does Lee think "God has decreed a fight here?"
3. Describe how Longstreet appears to other soldiers.
4. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 2, Buford," describe how the battle starts.
5. Why is Lee so concerned about Longstreet's well-being?
6. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 2, Buford," why does Buford go from grinning and a sense of confidence to concern and weariness?
7. How would you characterize Lee's approach to civilians?
8. Describe the situation at the end of "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee."
9. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 1, Lee," what does Lee have to feel guilty about?
10. In "Monday, June 29, 1863, Chapter 3, Buford," how does the setting foreshadow the upcoming battle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Killer Angels is told from various characters' perspectives. This use of multiple perspectives helps give the reader a more well-rounded understanding of the people and events. Choose a character and "remove" it from the novel.
1) How would your understanding of the people or events change with the loss of that character?
2) If that character had not been involved in the battle, how might the battle have changed?
Support your ideas with citations from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Some mention is made of the foreign soldiers traveling with the Confederacy. Fremantle, an English soldier, often has conversations with Longstreet and the other soldiers. Although the British are against slavery as Fremantle is, he identifies more with the Southern fighters. Why? What is the basis for his opinion of them? What role, if any, does he play in the army? Use the text to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
In times of battle, we may learn things about ourselves that we did not know before. Some may find reserves of bravery that they had not experienced before while others may discover that convictions they have held fast to become shaky when tested. Using examples from The Killer Angels, discuss how Chamberlain and Lee learn more about themselves than they had known before the battle of Gettysburg. How did they come to this knowledge? How may the discovery of this knowledge have affected them beyond the war?
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