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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Con's last name?

2. Who is Silas Gorman?

3. On board the ship, Charley learns that you must be how old to be a soldier?

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

5. What does Charley suddenly realize in the middle of the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the solder Charley meets on board the ship, who tries to help him?

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

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

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

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

6. Who has Johnny's knife?

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

8. Where there any policewomen in Charley's time?

9. What does Jem tell Con to do on the ship?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jershua Bent ("Granny") with Noreen Quinn, Charley's sister.

Part 1) How are the two characters alike?

Part 2) How are they different?

Part 3) Ultimately, which women does Charley feel closer to?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Why did Charley think he would be good at firing a gun in battle? Did this prove to be true or not?

Part 2) When does Charley finally learn to fire a huge rifle, and how does he use it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Michael Demarest.

Part 1) What does he threaten to do to Charley if the boy doesn't stop fighting?

Part 2) What are Michael's motives?

Part 3) Ultimately, is Michael a good person or a bad person?

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