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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 asks Jefferson where he can find a doctor?

2. Who grew up in an orphanage?

3. Who is the unit commander of the 23rd Indiana?

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

5. With which regiment does Otto serve?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What convinces Otto to retreat from the fighting and how does he leave?

3. As Otto develops a new resolve, how does he define/describe the meanings of and difference between "demoralized" and "coward?"

4. What information does Armory provide regarding the wounded? How does he feel about his fellow squad members?

5. What realization does Otto make as he watches fresh troops arrive and what does he vow to do after the realization?

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

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

8. Explain the circumstances that lead to Jefferson joining the army.

9. Who explains Forrest's battle strategy and what is that strategy?

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

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

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in Shiloh.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to Shiloh.

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