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

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

3. The Bowery Boys take their name from what?
(a) The Bronx area of New York City.
(b) The poem "Bowery Boys."
(c) The song "Bowery Boys."
(d) The Bowery area of New York City.

4. What does Charley do that first evening?
(a) Takes the subway to a ballpark.
(b) Buys his girlfriend an ice cream cone.
(c) Slips out and goes to the library.
(d) Sneaks out and sees soldiers on parade.

5. What two Union generals are rumored to be at the Culpepper headquarters?
(a) General Grant and General Jones.
(b) General Meade and General Ale.
(c) General Grant and General Meade.
(d) General Grant and General Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Con?

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

5. What does Con say about his treatment of Charley?

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