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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 issue is emotional and political to Confederates regardless of why the Civil War is being waged?

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

3. What is filled with explosives and blows a hole in the Confederate defense?

4. Who does Lee admire as the irst President of the United States?

5. Who is nominated for a second term as President?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Chamberlain rides back to the battle, how does he fool Confederate soldiers through a ruse?

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

5. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?

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

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

8. Why is Grant tempted to drink alcohol after Cold Harbor?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in the rural South in the 1840s when the women in "The Last Full Measure" are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have?

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