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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 the real name of Mark Twain?

2. What is the luxury item that Grant has for dessert with his troops?

3. Who misses Stuart's leadership of the cavalry?

4. Who takes Petersburg while the Federal soldiers take Richmond?

5. Near what town does Lee camp out with his nephew, remaining troops, and Longstreet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Lee disappointed that Lincoln is reelected?

6. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

7. How does the crater become a death trap for the Federal soldiers?

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

9. How does Shaara powerfully convey the death of Hill, one of Lee's leaders through a third-person point of view of an unknown officier?

10. Why is Lee worried about shifting command to Beauregard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shaara uses more than one iteration on the motif of courage. Identify at least two motifs about courage and loyalty. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did Shaara mean by calling the book "The Last Full Measure"? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Sherman. What is his role the story? What was Shaara trying to accomplish by creating Sherman's character in the novel?

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