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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 Palmer's job in the Confederate Army?
2. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?
3. What is Walter Fountain's military rank?
4. What is Luther's home state?
5. Who assures Walter's commander that there are no Confederates nearer than Corinth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sherman do with the information provided to him by Colonel Appler?
2. Explain three ways the Rebels made too much noise to make a surprise attack possible.
3. Describe the letter from Johnston read to the troops as they march to battle.
4. What is the significance of the drum heard in Chapter 1? Why is it important?
5. Discuss Palmer's mother and father.
6. Explain the Union battle line up.
7. How does General Grant go from being called "Useless" Grant to becoming a general in the war?
8. In the letter he is writing, how does Walter say his troop arrived at Shiloh and what problem did they face?
9. What issue does Palmer see with the Waterloo-based strategy?
10. How do Luther and fellow troop members treat the ones who are lying on the ground?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?
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