View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes a serious mistake at Cold Harbor?

2. What is the real name of Mark Twain?

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

4. What goes nowhere ecause Lincoln wants to preserve the Union?

5. Who orders his generals to continue the ceasefire until he can complete the surrender with Grant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Lincoln's nomination affect the Federal soldiers and their confidence in victory?

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

5. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

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

7. How do Confederate troops show their obedience to Gordon in the surrender ceremony?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln tries always to maintain composure and integrity in every situation in "The Last Full Measure". Why are Lincoln's actions dignified? What effect did Lincoln's background have on his cultivating his personal dignity? What would be expected behavior from someone in Lincoln's position? Why would it be important for a gentleman like Lincoln to behave with dignity?

Essay Topic 2

"The Last Full Measure" is written primarily in the third-person and omniscient point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Grant or Lee?

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 846 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample