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Author of Gettysburg Address
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
period which focuses on ordinary people and the harsh realities of everyday life
What is Realism
100

the author encourages Americans to continue their fight for freedom for all

What is "The Gettysburg Address"

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the state in which "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" takes place
What is Alabama
100

the "Innocent"

Who is Tom Simson

200
Author of the Civil War journal we read
Who is Mary Chesnut
200
belief that forces larger than the individual determine people's fate
What is Naturalism
200

a soldier is shot in the arm while dividing a supply of coffee

What is "An Episode of War"

200
the item of food which Frederick Douglass trades his friends in exchange for reading and spelling lessons
What is biscuits
200

the type of soldier who tricks Peyton Farquhar

What is Union

300
Author of "My Bondage and My Freedom"
Who is Frederick Douglass
300
depiction of the unique qualities of a geographical area and its people
What is Regionalism
300

a civilian is hanged for treason during the Civil War

What is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

300
work by Shakespeare to which Mary Chesnut alludes
What is Macbeth (sound and fury signifying nothing)
300

Which author wrote a story set during the Civil War yet did not actually live during the Civil War?

Who is Stephen Crane

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Author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Who is Ambrose Bierce
400
captures the way in which people of a particular region talk and think
What is Local Color
400

official document establishing freedom for slaves held in rebellious states

What is the Emancipation Proclamation

400
year in which the Gettysburg Address is delivered
What is 1863
400

Character who stole mules during the night

Who is Uncle Billy

500
Author of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
Who is Bret Harte
500
reports thoughts and ideas as the mind experiences them
What is stream of consciousness
500

a group of travelers die after becoming stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountain range

What is "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"

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What was the name of the town the outcasts were trying to reach in "The Outcasts of Poker Flats"
What is Sandy Bar
500

Aristotle's three modes of persuasion

What is ethos, pathos, and logos