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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 execute a successful attack, driving the Federal soldiers behind their log wall situated along Brock Road?

2. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

3. When was the Gettsyburg conflict?

4. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?

5. After the failed assault on Hancock's center when the log wall burned, the attack was repulsed. Who died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is fighting in the wilderness difficult for both Grant and Lee?

2. Why is it hard to see the enemy in the wilderness that becomes apparent on the first full day of battle?

3. Why does Shaara offer an Introduction to "The Last Full Measure"?

4. Why does Grant fight in the Civil War?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Lee account for the failure at Bristol through his flashbacks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for "The Last Full Measure". What is the overall setting? How do the Confederate states like Virginia change over time? How is Washington D.C. different from the depiction of surrounding areas? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in "The Last Full Measure"?

Essay Topic 2

Shaara uses more than one instance of irony in the novel. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Disappointment takes on an almost human persona in "The Last Full Measure". What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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