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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. According to Silas Gorman, do drummer boys ever fight?
(a) They aren't supposed to and don't have guns.
(b) There are no drummer boys.
(c) No, drummer boys are only in songs.
(d) Yes, that is their main job.

2. Why does Charley think he knows how to fire a gun in battle?
(a) Because he has watched Michael do it.
(b) Because Doreen taught him.
(c) Because he has fired toy guns in the arcade in New York.
(d) Because Johnny taught him.

3. Why did Con reenlist in the army?
(a) For fun.
(b) For the bonus money.
(c) Because he is heroic.
(d) Because he is patriotic.

4. What does "fall in" mean?
(a) To fall off a roof and break your arm.
(b) For leaves to fall in a bucket.
(c) To march behind someone.
(d) To fall in a swimming pool and drown.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Con's last name?

2. Who does Charley meet again on the train?

3. What year is the novel set in?

4. Con tells Charley that he can become what?

5. What street is Noreen's apartment on?

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