The Last Full Measure Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Last Full Measure Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 arrives in Washington to meet the President in Chapter 7?

2. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?

3. What were defensive maneuvers employed when Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run?

4. Whose quarters do foreign dignitaries visit?

5. Who does Grant place before the Mule Shoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shaara describe the interaction of foreign dignitaries with Grant and Meade?

2. Where does the novel commence?

3. Why does Lee want to resign?

4. Who is General Sedgwick and how does he die?

5. What does Shaara offer immediately to the reader in the introduction that foreshadows the conflicts to come?

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

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

8. Why is trench warfare looked down upon and why is Lee forced to use this method?

9. How does the fight in the Wilderness initially go from in the favor of the Confederates to defeat?

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

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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