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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finally gives Charley a ride on his horse when the boy is too exhausted to walk?
(a) A Confederate general.
(b) General Robert E. Lee.
(c) A lady.
(d) A Union officer.

2. On the ship, Charley notices that Con has what item that belonged to someone else?
(a) Charley's shoes.
(b) Doreen's scissors.
(c) Jem's watch.
(d) Johnny's knife.

3. On the long march to battle, Charley becomes what?
(a) Very happy.
(b) Less stressed-out than before.
(c) Very, very tired.
(d) More relaxed than ever.

4. Whose rifle does Charley grab during the battle?
(a) The captain's.
(b) Con's.
(c) Jem's.
(d) Johnny's.

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

6. At the end of the boat trip, an officer tells Charlie that he can be what?
(a) The regiment's new drummer boy.
(b) A captain.
(c) A member of the ROTC.
(d) A soldier.

7. Who is the second soldier that Charley meets on board?
(a) Purcy Murray.
(b) Travis Brown.
(c) Austin Stephens.
(d) Jem Miller.

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

9. What insulting nickname does Con shout at Charley?
(a) Charley Skedaddle.
(b) Charley Quinn.
(c) Charley Tunafish.
(d) Prince Charles.

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

11. What do the Confederate soldiers do when they see the Union Army?
(a) They just stand there.
(b) They turn around and run away.
(c) They fire their guns.
(d) They stop and play cards.

12. What New York gang does Charley belong to?
(a) The Latin Kings.
(b) The Bowery Boys.
(c) The Dead Rabbits.
(d) The Bronx Lads.

13. Con says the only reason he returned Johnny's watch was why?
(a) To meet Johnny's pretty sister, and because Con already had a watch.
(b) Because he was bored.
(c) To win friends and influence people.
(d) To be a hero.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the wounded solder that Charley sees in the battle?

2. Where is the headquarters of the 140th regiment?

3. What year is the novel set in?

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

5. What does Silas Gorman want to do?

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