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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the wounded solder that Charley sees in the battle?
(a) Silas Gorman.
(b) General Lee.
(c) Con Sullivan.
(d) General Grant.

2. What happens to a drummer who is late?
(a) He has to work on Saturday.
(b) He has to stay after class.
(c) He faces a serious punishment.
(d) He gets a cookie.

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

4. While practicing the drums, Silas Gorman says they will return to camp if what happens?
(a) If the Confederate soldiers hear them.
(b) If they find a skull.
(c) If they hear the ocean waves.
(d) If the Indians start to arrive.

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

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

7. What does Charley suddenly realize in the middle of the battle?
(a) That he has been shot.
(b) That he has shot and killed a horse.
(c) That he has shot and killed a Confederate soldier.
(d) That he has shot and killed a Union soldier.

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

9. How old is Charley at the beginning of the story?
(a) 16.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

10. Who does Jem suggest that Charley send a letter to?
(a) Noreen.
(b) Con.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Michael Demarest.

11. What year is the novel set in?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1865.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1823.

12. On the train to the regiment, the men tease Charley. How old do they guess he is?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 9 or 10 years old.

13. Who does Charley meet again on the train?
(a) General Grant.
(b) Jem Miller.
(c) Con Sullivan.
(d) Silas Gorman.

14. What does Jem say when Charley asks if drummers ever get shot?
(a) That in the heat of battle, they sometimes are shot by accident.
(b) That they are supposed to be shot.
(c) That there is no shooting in a battle.
(d) Jem refuses to answer the question.

15. How much will Charley earn?
(a) $77 per month.
(b) $13 per month.
(c) $100 per month.
(d) $4 per month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What New York gang does Charley belong to?

2. Why does Charley think he knows how to fire a gun in battle?

3. What is the nickname for a New York police officer in the novel?

4. What is Con's last name?

5. What does Con say about his treatment of Charley?

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