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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter, Charley tells Noreen what?
(a) To worry about Johnny.
(b) To worry about him.
(c) To worry about Con.
(d) Not to worry about him.

2. What does Sarie give Charley in Chapter 15?
(a) A hair shirt.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A padlock.
(d) A hair ribbon.

3. Before the battle, Jem tells Charley that some soldiers believe what?
(a) That they'll never die.
(b) That they'll die too early.
(c) That they'll die when their time comes.
(d) That three is a crowd.

4. What gift does Granny give Charley for the holidays?
(a) She gives him his canteen back.
(b) She gives him a book.
(c) She gives him a hand-carved whistle.
(d) Nothing, she doesn't give him a gift.

5. When Granny mentions the panther in Chapter 14 and it turns up in Chapter 15, that is an example of what technique?
(a) Aftershadowing.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who captures Charley in Chapter 8?

2. Who is camped near the site where Silas Gorman and Charley practice the drums?

3. Charley sleeps where in an abandoned farmhouse?

4. Who is the drummer boy always supposed to remain close to?

5. What war does Charley find himself swept into?

(see the answer key)

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