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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A tent.
(b) A waterproof house.
(c) A raincoat.
(d) A makeshift bridge.

2. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?
(a) Cultures.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Language.

3. Who does Lee go to visit that has become ill but still meets him on his horse on a small road?
(a) Hill.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Grant.

4. How is Stuart different from Lee in regards to religion?
(a) Stuart is a Catholic.
(b) Stuart is an atheist.
(c) Stuart is less conservative.
(d) Stuart is more conservative.

5. Whose reinforcements arrive after marching thirty miles in less than two days?
(a) Shaara.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Sherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

2. After the draw battle in the Wilderness, where does Lee race south to set up the defenses?

3. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?

4. What did Stonewall Jackson eventually die of?

5. Who is the first military commander for the Federal forces?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Grant fight in the Civil War?

2. Where does the novel commence?

3. Why is it hard to see the enemy in the wilderness that becomes apparent on the first full day of battle?

4. How does Shaara reveal who the significant characters of "The Last Full Measure" are?

5. How does Lee account for the failure at Bristol through his flashbacks?

6. What does Lee's anger at Longstreet reveal about his character and his belief in God?

7. Why is fighting in the wilderness difficult for both Grant and Lee?

8. When Hancock says, "The soldiers have seen something new, a new horror, a new way to die. They have seen the face of hell," what does he imply about fire and fighting?

9. How does the fight in the Wilderness initially go from in the favor of the Confederates to defeat?

10. What does the figure of Grant represent in Washington during the war?

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