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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Astride the horse, Charley falls asleep and dreams that he and Johnny are what?
(a) Losing a fight against the Dead Rabbits.
(b) Eating pie with Noreen.
(c) Dancing with all the girls.
(d) Winning the Civil War by themselves.

2. Charley hides in the bushes to escape what?
(a) Cannonballs on the road.
(b) Potholes on the road.
(c) Cowboys on the road.
(d) Calvary passing on the road.

3. Charley sleeps where in an abandoned farmhouse?
(a) In a soft feather bed.
(b) In the hayloft.
(c) With the horses.
(d) Near the back door.

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

5. Charley is thrilled to be assigned to what regiment?
(a) The 140th -- Johnny's old regiment.
(b) The 101st Airborne.
(c) The 222nd -- Con's regiment.
(d) The 22nd regiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Silas Gorman?

2. What is the nickname for a New York police officer in the novel?

3. Where is Granny's husband buried.

4. Who is the second soldier that Charley meets on board?

5. What do the Confederate soldiers do when they see the Union Army?

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