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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 be a hero.
(d) To win friends and influence people.

2. 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) 9 or 10 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

3. Charley is almost sent to which prisoner of war camp?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Andersonville.

4. Why does Charley think he knows how to fire a gun in battle?
(a) Because he has fired toy guns in the arcade in New York.
(b) Because Doreen taught him.
(c) Because he has watched Michael do it.
(d) Because Johnny taught him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the boat trip, an officer tells Charlie that he can be what?

2. Before the shooting starts, what does Charlie plan to do in his first battle?

3. What does Con convince Charley to do?

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

5. Where does Charley see the first Confederate soldier in the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how does the Confederate Army trick the Union Army at Sanders Field?

2. How much does Charley earn in the Union Army, and what does he do with the money?

3. Why is Charley spooked when Silas takes him to practice near shallow Confederate graves?

4. Where do most of the soldiers get off the train?

5. What does Charley do with Jem's gun during the battle?

6. In Chapter 6, what new clothes is Charley wearing and how does he feel about them?

7. Can drummers be beaten or even shot for disobeying like other soldiers?

8. Does Charley get to be a soldier when he gets to Johnny's old regiment?

9. Does Charley learn the drum signals slowly or quickly?

10. What is the reason Con Sullivan gives for returning Johnny's watch to his family?

(see the answer keys)

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