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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 crosses at Ely's Ford to the east?
2. What color is Lee's horse?
3. Who is the President of the Federal forces?
4. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?
5. Who expresses his frustration with bad intelligence where nothing that had been thought true the day before proves to be so?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Lee unable to enjoy Christmas in Richmond?
2. What is the important lesson that Lincoln learns from Gettsyburg regarding Federal soldiers?
3. When Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run, why was Lee criticized and how is this ironic for the South?
4. When Chamberlain recovers in bed, what does he contemplate about the war?
5. 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?
6. How does Grant relieve his frustration by cutting wood?
7. How does Grant get Meade on his side working together to fight the Confederates?
8. What does Shaara offer immediately to the reader in the introduction that foreshadows the conflicts to come?
9. How does Lee account for the failure at Bristol through his flashbacks?
10. How does Shaara describe Lee viewing his defeated army from his horse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Grant and Lee are two of the most active characters in acting upon their social and political beliefs.
Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?
Part 2) What are some events that Grant had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Lee had a direct influence upon?
Part 3) Which character offers support or sympathy to the President's views? Which one is stronger and why?
Essay Topic 2
Explain Shaara's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why Shaara used them where he did.
Essay Topic 3
Shaara uses more than one instance of irony in the novel. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.
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