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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 is called a coward in Chapter 4?
2. Why aren't members of the 23rd Indiana close?
3. Where does Jefferson get the item that he wears when he takes the others to see the new recruits?
4. What is Otto's job in the war?
5. According to Jefferson, what weapon does Forrest use a great deal in battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the members of the squad in Chapter 6 feel about each other? How does one narrator describe this?
2. What does Otto's tale of the dog demonstrate about the weaponry used in the war and why?
3. Where does Otto go when he retreats from the fighting and what does he do there?
4. What convinces Otto to retreat from the fighting and how does he leave?
5. What unnerves Otto most about the battle and why?
6. What realization does Otto make as he watches fresh troops arrive and what does he vow to do after the realization?
7. As Otto develops a new resolve, how does he define/describe the meanings of and difference between "demoralized" and "coward?"
8. How and why is it important for the reader to know exactly who is narrating in Chapter 6?
9. What does Jefferson witness from his lookout point, and what important information does he overhear?
10. What is the disguise used by Jefferson and the others who accompany him to his watch post? How do they get those disguises?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Define falling action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the falling action in this book. How did it flow? What role did the falling action have in the story and how did it work?
Essay Topic 3
What is Otto's gift given to him from his father as he leaves for war? What does it symbolize to Otto? Also be certain to include a definition for "symbolism" in your response.
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