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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. Who is camped near the site where Silas Gorman and Charley practice the drums?
(a) Indian tribes.
(b) Families on vacation.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) Confederate soldiers.

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

3. 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.

4. Jem has been promoted to what rank?
(a) Ensign.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Captain.
(d) Corporal.

5. What does Charley do that first evening?
(a) Slips out and goes to the library.
(b) Buys his girlfriend an ice cream cone.
(c) Sneaks out and sees soldiers on parade.
(d) Takes the subway to a ballpark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which army was Charley in?

2. The area where Silas Gorman takes Charley to practice the drums is near what?

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

4. What does Charley plan to do with some of the money he earns in the Union Army?

5. The drummer boy's primary duty is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colonel Ayers say the punishment will be for deserters?

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

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

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

5. What does incorrigible mean?

6. Which soldier does Charley see marching in the street when he sneaks out?

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

8. Which friend of Charley's is wounded at Sanders Field?

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

10. In Chapter 1, why does Charley fight the other boy?

(see the answer keys)

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