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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What war does Charley find himself swept into?
(a) The French and Indian War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.

2. The area where Silas Gorman takes Charley to practice the drums is near what?
(a) Shallow graves of Indians.
(b) Shallow graves of Confederate soldiers.
(c) Shallow graves of Japanese soldiers.
(d) Cows in a pasture.

3. What street is Noreen's apartment on?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Crystie Street.

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

5. What does Con convince Charley to do?
(a) Join him on a boat with all the other soldiers.
(b) Run away to join the circus.
(c) Go back home.
(d) Go to an orphanage.

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

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

8. Who is Con?
(a) Noreen's fiance.
(b) Charley's father.
(c) A friend of Johnny's and fellow soldier.
(d) A truck driver.

9. Talking to Jem before the battle, Charley says that deserters are nothing but what?
(a) Seasick.
(b) Reasonable.
(c) Cowards.
(d) Brave men.

10. Charley is thrilled to be assigned to what regiment?
(a) The 101st Airborne.
(b) The 22nd regiment.
(c) The 222nd -- Con's regiment.
(d) The 140th -- Johnny's old regiment.

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

12. Before the shooting starts, what does Charlie plan to do in his first battle?
(a) Burst out crying and get sent home.
(b) Hide in the bushes.
(c) Grab someone else's rifle and fight heroically, like Johnny.
(d) Keep drumming and nothing else.

13. Which countries fought in the Civil War?
(a) The U.S. against the U.S.
(b) The U.S. against Mexico.
(c) The U.S. against Canada.
(d) The U.S. against England.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Charley and the Union soldiers run after the Confederate soldiers, they run into what?

2. What does Charley do with the rifle?

3. What does Colonel Ayers says will happen to anyone who runs away during battle?

4. What does Charley do in the middle of the battle?

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

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