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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 will lead his division of Black soldiers into the breach made by blowing a hole in the Confederate defense?

2. Who is the best officer that Lee has after Jackson dies?

3. Who does Lee visit that lost his will to fight at Gettysburg when he led a disastrous charge?

4. Who is the engineer that came up with the novel idea to blow a hole in the Confederate defense?

5. Where does Lee work, rebuilding the college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Lee disappointed that Lincoln is reelected?

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

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

7. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

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

9. How does Lee finally accept Grant's offer to discuss surrender?

10. How does Grant recognize Lee's hopeless situation after Lee's troops fail to burn the bridges?

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.

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