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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. What other duties does Charley handle?
(a) Running errands, helping with maps, carrying water.
(b) Washing dishes, peeling potatoes, polishing shoes.
(c) None -- he has no duties.
(d) Running errands, fetching groceries, washing dishes.

2. As a deserter, what could happen to Charley if he is found by Southern sympathizers like Granny's neighbors?
(a) He could be given a medal.
(b) He could be sent home.
(c) He could be shot or turned over to the Confederate Army.
(d) He could lose his pay.

3. On the train to the regiment, what does one man suggest they do with Charley?
(a) Give him a hot air balloon.
(b) Teach him a lesson.
(c) Send him home to grow.
(d) Make him a junior officer.

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

5. What gang was Charley's brother Johnny a member of before he joined the army?
(a) The Dead Rabbits.
(b) The Latin Kings.
(c) The Bronx Lads.
(d) The Bowery Boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny do with Charley's canteen?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Charley do when Granny locks him in the hen house while she has a mysterious visitor?

3. What is Charley's biggest goal in joining the regiment?

4. On board the ship, Charley learns that you must be how old to be a soldier?

5. How many farms did Charley see in New York City?

(see the answer key)

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