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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. Jem says that other soldiers believe what?
(a) That soldiers never die.
(b) That each battle they survive makes it more likely they will die in the next.
(c) That each battle they survive makes it less likely they will die.
(d) That Union soldiers never die.

2. What does Silas Gorman want to do?
(a) Go to Philadelphia since he is only 15.
(b) Go home to Pennsylvania now that he has turned 16.
(c) Stay a drummer boy forever.
(d) Become a soldier now that he has turned 16 and is old enough.

3. On the long march to battle, Charley becomes what?
(a) Very happy.
(b) Very, very tired.
(c) Less stressed-out than before.
(d) More relaxed than ever.

4. What New York gang does Charley belong to?
(a) The Latin Kings.
(b) The Bronx Lads.
(c) The Bowery Boys.
(d) The Dead Rabbits.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Charley think he knows how to fire a gun in battle?

3. How did Johnny die?

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

5. After Charley is captured, where is he taken?

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