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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. The area where Silas Gorman takes Charley to practice the drums is near what?
(a) Shallow graves of Japanese soldiers.
(b) Cows in a pasture.
(c) Shallow graves of Confederate soldiers.
(d) Shallow graves of Indians.

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

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

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

5. What happens to Charley's drum in the fighting?
(a) It is lost in the waves.
(b) It is destroyed by a bullet.
(c) It is stepped on by a horse.
(d) It is scratched but not harmed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Astride the horse, Charley falls asleep and dreams that he and Johnny are what?

2. How old is Charley at the beginning of the story?

3. What New York gang does Charley belong to?

4. What does Silas Gorman want to do?

5. What gang was Charley's brother Johnny a member of before he joined the army?

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