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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 Jem in the battle?
(a) He is shot in the arm and wounded.
(b) He is shot in the forehead and dies.
(c) He gets a new uniform.
(d) He is promoted to captain.

2. On the train to the regiment, the men tease Charley. How old do they guess he is?
(a) 16 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 9 or 10 years old.
(d) 5 years old.

3. What does Charley do in the middle of the battle?
(a) He flies away.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He stays rooted in place until the battle is over.
(d) He steals a horse.

4. After Charley is captured, where is he taken?
(a) To a prison camp.
(b) To a Union camp.
(c) To New York.
(d) To a Confederate encampment.

5. What is Charley's last name?
(a) Sullivan.
(b) Quinn
(c) O'Toole.
(d) Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Silas Gorman, do drummer boys ever fight?

2. What year is the novel set in?

3. What happens to Charley's drum in the fighting?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Charley do after he finds a place to hide?

5. In Chapter 6, Charley has what new clothes?

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