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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) Longstreet.
(b) Lee.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Sherman.

2. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?
(a) Cotton picking.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Gender inequality.
(d) Primogeniture.

3. Who is the Confederate cavalry commander that delivers messages to General Lee?
(a) Longstreet.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Longview.

4. The thick brush, trees, swampy areas, and general tangle of vegetation in what area make it difficult to navigate?
(a) The Underpass.
(b) The Canyon.
(c) The Wilderness.
(d) The Bridge.

5. What does Grant want most from the war?
(a) Women.
(b) Victory.
(c) Power.
(d) Glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Stonewall Jackson eventually die of?

2. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?

3. Whose quarters do foreign dignitaries visit?

4. Shaara offers biographies on which of the following leaders?

5. What color is Lee's horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lee unable to enjoy Christmas in Richmond?

2. Where does the novel commence?

3. After the failed Hancock attack, what does Lee think about God and believe will happen to Longstreet?

4. How does Shaara reveal who the significant characters of "The Last Full Measure" are?

5. How does Shaara describe Lee viewing his defeated army from his horse?

6. How does Shaara describe Hill's attack at Bristol Station?

7. What does Lee's anger at Longstreet reveal about his character and his belief in God?

8. How does Lee take Longstreet's view of Grant into his planning for the war?

9. How does Shaara powerfully build up to Stuart's death, reinforcing a good versus evil theme?

10. Why does Lee want to resign?

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