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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Con abandons Charley to do what on board the ship?
(a) Read and write.
(b) Smoke and dance.
(c) Drink and gamble.
(d) Write letters home.

2. What does Michael Demarest threaten to do with Charley?
(a) Adopt him.
(b) Make him join the army.
(c) Send him to war.
(d) Send him to a home for incorrigibles.

3. Who does Charley meet again on the train?
(a) Con Sullivan.
(b) General Grant.
(c) Silas Gorman.
(d) Jem Miller.

4. What is Charley's biggest goal in joining the regiment?
(a) To earn a lot of money.
(b) To make new friends.
(c) To see new places.
(d) To act heroically like Johnny, and avenge Johnny's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What war does Charley find himself swept into?

2. How did Johnny die?

3. After getting off the boat, how does Charley get to headquarters?

4. According to Silas Gorman, do drummer boys ever fight?

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

(see the answer key)

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