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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 makes it impossible for Luther's troop to stay in formation?

2. What is the name of Walter's wife?

3. How long has Walter been gone from home?

4. What Union noise does Johnston hear in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What issue does Palmer see with the Waterloo-based strategy?

2. What event does Luther describe as "unreligious" and "obscene?"

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

4. What is a skirmish? How is it different from a battle?

5. Discuss the dream Palmer has the night before the major battle.

6. What is Colonel Appler's main flaw? How does it affect his reputation?

7. What are the challenges of the swamp Luther and his troop face? What happens to General Cleburn?

8. What does Sherman do with the information provided to him by Colonel Appler?

9. Describe General Johnston's death, as witnessed by Luther.

10. What information about General Grant does Walter provide? What makes Walter a credible source?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 3

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in the story. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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