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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 animal do some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?

2. What is Burt Tapley's ailment?

3. Who has information about the history of the word "Shiloh?"

4. How does Luther kill the Union soldier in hand to hand combat?

5. How was Grant reinstated into the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the drum heard in Chapter 1? Why is it important?

2. What Union leader does Palmer know and how does he know him?

3. How do Luther and fellow troop members treat the ones who are lying on the ground?

4. What does Luther initially think about fellow troop members lying on the ground? What does he come to realize?

5. In the letter he is writing, how does Walter say his troop arrived at Shiloh and what problem did they face?

6. Why do some troops hear different versions of the letter from Johnston as they march to battle?

7. Explain the Union battle line up.

8. Discuss Palmer's mother and father.

9. Explain the Confederate strategy that is based on Waterloo.

10. What does Colonel Appler do when Sherman leaves his camp? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the main and dynamic characters of this book. Who was the protagonist and why?

Essay Topic 2

Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the falling action in this book. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story and how did it work?

Essay Topic 3

What is the primary theme of this book? What is a motif from the novel? Discuss both, explaining the difference between a theme and motif in literature.

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