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

2. What year is the novel set in?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1823.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1865.

3. In his letter, Charley tells Noreen what?
(a) To worry about Johnny.
(b) Not to worry about him.
(c) To worry about him.
(d) To worry about Con.

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

5. What does Charley suddenly realize in the middle of the battle?
(a) That he has shot and killed a Union soldier.
(b) That he has shot and killed a Confederate soldier.
(c) That he has been shot.
(d) That he has shot and killed a horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war does Charley find himself swept into?

2. Charley tells Con that Michael has threatened to send him where?

3. Before the shooting starts, what does Charlie plan to do in his first battle?

4. Who is the wounded solder that Charley sees in the battle?

5. The Bowery Boys take their name from what?

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