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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. What does "fall in" mean?
(a) For leaves to fall in a bucket.
(b) To march behind someone.
(c) To fall in a swimming pool and drown.
(d) To fall off a roof and break your arm.

2. What two sides fought in the Civil War?
(a) Germany and the U.S.
(b) France and Russia.
(c) The U.S. and North Korea.
(d) The Union and the Confederacy, also called the North and the South.

3. What happens to Jem in the battle?
(a) He is shot in the forehead and dies.
(b) He is promoted to captain.
(c) He is shot in the arm and wounded.
(d) He gets a new uniform.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the battle, Jem tells Charley that some soldiers believe what?

2. Silas Gorman says that Charlie has learned as much in two months as Silas learned in how long?

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

4. Con abandons Charley to do what on board the ship?

5. Con says the only reason he returned Johnny's watch was why?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael Demarest say he will do if Charley does not stop fighting?

2. Why does Silas Gorman not want to be a drummer anymore?

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

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

5. Who has Johnny's knife?

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

7. What does Silas have to do before he can achieve his goal?

8. Which of Charley's friends is killed at Sanders Field, and how?

9. What happens to Charley's drum during the battle?

10. Who sneaks Charley onto the soldier's boat?

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