PART A: Which TWO statements identify the central ideas of the text?

A. Despite being raised differently, the two generals has similar successes and
struggles during their military careers.
B. John C. Pemberton did not have to work as hard for his position as general due
to his family’s wealth and prestige.
C. Ulysses S. Grant was an unmotivated general and succeed in the Siege of
Vicksburg by pure luck.
D. Ulysses S. Grant believed that John C. Pemberton was the better soldier despite
his victory in the Siege of Vicksburg.
E. Ulysses S. Grant’s triumph at Vicksburg was a turning point in his career, which
ultimately led to him becoming a U. S. President, a successful author, and a
wealthy man.
F. John C. Pemberton’s surrender to the Union was considered a weakness and he
lived out the rest of his life looked down upon by the North and the South.