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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. What happens to a drummer who is late?
(a) He has to work on Saturday.
(b) He gets a cookie.
(c) He has to stay after class.
(d) He faces a serious punishment.

2. On the ship, Charley notices that Con has what item that belonged to someone else?
(a) Jem's watch.
(b) Johnny's knife.
(c) Charley's shoes.
(d) Doreen's scissors.

3. What does Jem say when Charley asks if drummers ever get shot?
(a) That there is no shooting in a battle.
(b) Jem refuses to answer the question.
(c) That they are supposed to be shot.
(d) That in the heat of battle, they sometimes are shot by accident.

4. What insulting nickname does Con shout at Charley?
(a) Prince Charles.
(b) Charley Tunafish.
(c) Charley Quinn.
(d) Charley Skedaddle.

5. How old is Charley at the beginning of the story?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas Gorman want to do?

2. Which countries fought in the Civil War?

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

4. What two sides fought in the Civil War?

5. What does Charley do that first evening?

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