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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. What is Lee's horse's name?

2. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?

3. Before what event had the Federal soldiers lost more times than they won?

4. Who has given Sheridan permission to attack and eliminate the Confederate cavalry?

5. Who does Grant place before the Mule Shoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shaara describe the interaction of foreign dignitaries with Grant and Meade?

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

3. When Chamberlain recovers in bed, what does he contemplate about the war?

4. How does Shaara describe Lee viewing his defeated army from his horse?

5. How does Grant get Meade on his side working together to fight the Confederates?

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

7. What is the cliche surrounding the Southern reason for fighting in the Civil War and how does Lee oppose this?

8. Describe the interaction between Hill and Lee as they survey the failed attempt at Bristol.

9. Why is trench warfare looked down upon and why is Lee forced to use this method?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Last Full Measure", Shaara's Civil War society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology employed by the Federal Army as compared to that of the Confederate soldiers? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?

Essay Topic 2

Shaara uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 3

"The Last Full Measure" is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Shaara uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

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