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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 Otto's job in the war?

2. On what day does Chapter 6 take place?

3. Who grew up in an orphanage?

4. What does Jefferson do when he gets kicked out of school?

5. Why does the 23rd Indiana have to march back on the first day of fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the importance of Otto's watch.

2. Which squad do the narrators in Chapter 6 belong to and where are they camped?

3. Explain the conflict in Chapter 6 over use of the word "pretty."

4. Where does Otto go when he retreats from the fighting and what does he do there?

5. What does Otto's tale of the dog demonstrate about the weaponry used in the war and why?

6. What unnerves Otto most about the battle and why?

7. Discuss Jefferson's thoughts and emotions when he sees the Union soldiers who had fled from battle earlier in the day.

8. Discuss the difference of opinion between Corporal Keller and Sgt. Buterbaugh over the soldiers who left the battlefield.

9. What is the terrain of the Shiloh area and how does it affect Forrest's troop there?

10. How do the members of the squad in Chapter 6 feel about each other? How does one narrator describe this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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