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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. Who appeals to Davis with an idea to bring in new recruits from Georgia?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Meade.
(d) Lee.

2. The Civil War was about the states' right to _____ from the Union.
(a) Join.
(b) Diminish.
(c) Expand.
(d) Secede.

3. What do Lee's men begin to abandon, revealing their loss of morale?
(a) Their hats.
(b) Their boots.
(c) Their muskets.
(d) Their uniforms.

4. Who is Lee's nephew?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Fitz Lee.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Sorrel.

5. What is lacking in Meade's troops that Grant says he is used to but surprises Meade when they meet?
(a) Coordination.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose army is starving and expects a shipment of rations for his men to arrive?

2. What tremendous advantage does the Union forces have over the Confederate ones in delivering supplies?

3. Who has taken and holds control of the Shenandoah Valley, allowing Lee's army to move westward into the Valley?

4. Where does Grant want to go to return to his wife and children?

5. Who is captured by Confederate troops but pulls off a ruse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Appomattox signify the end of the Civil War?

2. How does Shaara powerfully convey the death of Hill, one of Lee's leaders through a third-person point of view of an unknown officier?

3. Why do the peace negotiations between Lincoln and the Confederate officials go nowhere?

4. What is the irony in Chamberlain's death at the time of World War I?

5. What does Chamberlain realize about the fight at Saylor's Creek?

6. What does Lee fear about central leadership proposed in a message from Richmond?

7. What is the technique employed to break into the Confederate line proposed by Pleasant?

8. Why does Lee fail to attend the surrender ceremony?

9. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?

10. Why is Grant tempted to drink alcohol after Cold Harbor?

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