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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Confederate soldiers do when they see the Union Army?
(a) They turn around and run away.
(b) They stop and play cards.
(c) They fire their guns.
(d) They just stand there.

2. What famous Confederate leader does Charley catch a glimpse of?
(a) General Motors.
(b) General Jackson.
(c) General Eisenhower.
(d) General Lee.

3. Before the shooting starts, what does Charlie plan to do in his first battle?
(a) Hide in the bushes.
(b) Grab someone else's rifle and fight heroically, like Johnny.
(c) Burst out crying and get sent home.
(d) Keep drumming and nothing else.

4. Who is Marcus?
(a) A slave owner who is in the Union Army.
(b) The captain of the 140th regiment.
(c) A former slave who oversees meal preparations.
(d) A current slave who takes care of the horses.

5. What gang was Charley's brother Johnny a member of before he joined the army?
(a) The Bronx Lads.
(b) The Latin Kings.
(c) The Dead Rabbits.
(d) The Bowery Boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jem suggest that Charley send a letter to?

3. On the ship, Charley notices that Con has what item that belonged to someone else?

4. Why did Jem reenlist in the army?

5. What is Charley's last name?

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