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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. Who assures Walter's commander that there are no Confederates nearer than Corinth?

2. What is the goal of Luther's troop, according to their attack plan?

3. In which Biblical book is Shiloh mentioned?

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

5. Whose horse sinks when Luther's troop goes through the swamp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does General Grant go from being called "Useless" Grant to becoming a general in the war?

4. Why, according to Walter, do the soldiers in his troop want to fight at Shiloh?

5. Explain the Union battle line up.

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

7. Discuss Palmer's mother and father.

8. How does Walter learn the meaning of Shiloh? Discuss the meaning of the word.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it mean to compare? What does it mean to contrast? Explain the importance of both in literature.

Essay Topic 2

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict prevailed in this novel? Explain the conflict in detail, using both the definition and examples from Shiloh.

Essay Topic 3

Name and discuss three historical events or actual locations that exist in real-life and were mentioned in the book. What role does each event play in the book?

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