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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. Where did Joel Dorfman start his tour?

2. When did Foote usually arrive at the battlefield?

3. What did Ed and Sue Curtis stop doing?

4. Where was the "Start Spangled Banner" composed?

5. What was Redbone's Saloon according to Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What famous novel did Margaret Mitchell write according to Chapter 11?

2. What did the African American congressman Joe McGill tell Horwtiz about what happened to him during the war?

3. Who did Walt think was part of a conspiracy to ruin the White race?

4. What did Horwitz decide to become?

5. What struck Horwitz as odd about Kentucky's identification to the Confederacy?

6. What famous event was the turning point of the Shiloh battle?

7. What did a local pharmacist do with his shop?

8. What did some of the Confederate groups say about William Martin?

9. Why was Horwtiz fascinated by the Shiloh battle as a child according to Chapter 8?

10. What ceremonies did African Americans and Whites commemorate the Civil War soldiers with in Vicksburg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Star Spangled Banner.

Essay Topic 2

Examine and contrast General Grant and General Lee.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Civil War and the reasons it shaped American psyche.

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