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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 do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?

2. Who wonders why God had chosen to take Stonewall Jackson?

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

4. What is lacking in the military preparations for both the northern and southern troops in the Wilderness, making it difficult to find each other?

5. What does Lee accept as divine judgment at Gettysburg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Shaara effectively change the mood of Chapter 1 from despair to some possibility for hope?

3. How does Grant get Meade on his side working together to fight the Confederates?

4. Why does Grant fight in the Civil War?

5. What does the figure of Grant represent in Washington during the war?

6. What is the important lesson that Lincoln learns from Gettsyburg regarding Federal soldiers?

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

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

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

10. How does Chamberlain's discussion of home with his brother Tom foreshadow Tom's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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