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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. Where are members of the 23rd Indiana camped?

2. Who does Otto learn was with Walter when he was blown up by a cannon?

3. How many squad members are represented as narrators in Chapter 6?

4. Who is wounded from the 23rd Indiana as the squad retreats in Chapter 6?

5. What is Otto's rank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like for the troop in Chapter 6? How do the soldiers know a battle is nearing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between tone and mood? Discuss both the tone and mood of the novel, making certain to define each.

Essay Topic 3

Write an overview of the author's life and other works.

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