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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Johnny die?
(a) He was run over by a truck.
(b) He was killed by a Dead Rabbit.
(c) He was killed in a Civil War battle at Gettysburg.
(d) He was killed accidentally by a Bowery Boy.

2. Charley tells Con that Michael has threatened to send him where?
(a) Home to bed.
(b) To the swimming pool.
(c) To the library.
(d) To an orphanage.

3. Before the battle, Jem tells Charley that some soldiers believe what?
(a) That three is a crowd.
(b) That they'll never die.
(c) That they'll die when their time comes.
(d) That they'll die too early.

4. What is Con's last name?
(a) Witherspoon.
(b) Hall.
(c) Sullivan.
(d) Homer.

5. What two sides fought in the Civil War?
(a) Germany and the U.S.
(b) The Union and the Confederacy, also called the North and the South.
(c) France and Russia.
(d) The U.S. and North Korea.

6. Con tells Charley that he can become what?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A good student.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A fireman.

7. While practicing the drums, Silas Gorman says they will return to camp if what happens?
(a) If they hear the ocean waves.
(b) If they find a skull.
(c) If the Confederate soldiers hear them.
(d) If the Indians start to arrive.

8. What does Jem say when Charley asks if drummers ever get shot?
(a) That they are supposed to be shot.
(b) That in the heat of battle, they sometimes are shot by accident.
(c) That there is no shooting in a battle.
(d) Jem refuses to answer the question.

9. What does Charley do that first evening?
(a) Takes the subway to a ballpark.
(b) Buys his girlfriend an ice cream cone.
(c) Sneaks out and sees soldiers on parade.
(d) Slips out and goes to the library.

10. Who finally gives Charley a ride on his horse when the boy is too exhausted to walk?
(a) General Robert E. Lee.
(b) A Confederate general.
(c) A Union officer.
(d) A lady.

11. Where is the headquarters of the 140th regiment?
(a) In the Maryland Hotel.
(b) In Chicago.
(c) In Washington, D.C.
(d) In the Virginia Hotel.

12. What happens to a drummer who is late?
(a) He has to stay after class.
(b) He has to work on Saturday.
(c) He gets a cookie.
(d) He faces a serious punishment.

13. What is the nickname for a New York police officer in the novel?
(a) A blue suit.
(b) A Metro Man.
(c) A goon.
(d) A Metropolitan.

14. What insulting nickname does Con shout at Charley?
(a) Charley Tunafish.
(b) Charley Skedaddle.
(c) Charley Quinn.
(d) Prince Charles.

15. One day, Charley and Silas see which soldier tied to a tree as punishment?
(a) Angus McCreedy.
(b) Jem Miller.
(c) Con Sullivan.
(d) Tom Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Con?

2. On the train to the regiment, the men tease Charley. How old do they guess he is?

3. The drummer boy's primary duty is what?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Charley do after he finds a place to hide?

5. Why does Con refuse to pay Charley's boat fare home?

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