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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 the best officer that Lee has after Jackson dies?

2. What Fort does Lee have to take as part of the bold plan of turning the Union cannons on the Federal entrenched line?

3. Who evacuated Atlanta after attempting to stop Sherman's march to the sea three times?

4. Who tells Grant that he would have been willing to allow slavery?

5. The push against Pickett near the intersection of three roads known as ________ starts out confused.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lee forced to accept in his leadership after Jackson dies?

3. Why does Lee believe that the statue of George Washington will remain intact during the war?

4. How is Lee's desperation evident at Christmas?

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

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

7. What is the oddity regarding soldiers who can view their own deaths in the war?

8. How does the battle at Fort Stedman begin initially by accident?

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

10. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for "The Last Full Measure". What is the overall setting? How do the Confederate states like Virginia change over time? How is Washington D.C. different from the depiction of surrounding areas? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in "The Last Full Measure"?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in "The Last Full Measure". What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is this family of most Northern and Southern families living during the 1840s and 1850s in America?

Essay Topic 3

Shaara constantly brings up metaphors and imagery associated with strength. Give 3 examples of how strength is portrayed and characters who unexpectedly show great confidence.

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