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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charley plan to do with some of the money he earns in the Union Army?
(a) Send it to his mother.
(b) Send it to Granny Bent.
(c) Send it to Michael Demarest.
(d) Send it to Noreen.

2. Who is Marcus?
(a) The captain of the 140th regiment.
(b) A current slave who takes care of the horses.
(c) A slave owner who is in the Union Army.
(d) A former slave who oversees meal preparations.

3. The drummer boy's primary duty is what?
(a) Nothing, there are no drummer boys in the Union army.
(b) Nothing, drummer boys don't have duties.
(c) To send signals to the soldiers by beating his drum.
(d) To send signals to the soldiers by telegraph.

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

5. Charley tells Con that Michael has threatened to send him where?
(a) Home to bed.
(b) To the swimming pool.
(c) To an orphanage.
(d) To the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny feed Charley after they first meet?

2. Silas Gorman says that Charlie has learned as much in two months as Silas learned in how long?

3. What was the name of Granny's husband?

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

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

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