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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charely observe more and more of his comrades doing?
(a) Stealing food
(b) Stealing guns
(c) Going to whorehouses
(d) Using foul language

2. What happens to the man next to Charley?
(a) His head is blown off
(b) He faints
(c) He charges blindly ahead
(d) He turns and runs away

3. What sound does Charley find frightening?
(a) Bullets whizzing by
(b) Men screaming
(c) Birds squawking
(d) Horses groaning

4. What do the people do when the train passes through towns?
(a) Boo and hiss
(b) Sing
(c) Cheer and wave
(d) Throw tomatoes

5. What is the significant event for Charley in Chapter 4?
(a) He gets married
(b) He is in his first battle
(c) He is wounded
(d) He returns home

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charley think of as he looks out at the battlefield?

2. Charley's mother advises him to _____________ before he gets shot.

3. Charley and his company board a boat bound for ______________.

4. How much would Charley earn as a soldier?

5. What is the name of the first battle Charley is in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charley spend the night after his first day in battle?

2. Describe Charley's morning as he prepares for the second day of battle.

3. What is Charley's induction experience at Fort Snelling?

4. What are the men told will happen tomorrow and what does Charley feel about it?

5. How does Charley feel about the position of the Union in the war?

6. How does Chapter 4 end?

7. How does the author show Charley's inexperience and immaturity during the battle?

8. What is Charley's relationship with God during this battle?

9. What do the officers tell the men after the battle which Charley knows is a lie?

10. What unusual sight does Charley see as he looks out over the battlefield that evening?

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