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

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

3. Who does Charley meet again on the train?

4. What two Union generals are rumored to be at the Culpepper headquarters?

5. Which countries fought in the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Con recommend that Charley do to become a soldier.

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

4. What does Jem Miller warn Charley not to include in his letter to Noreen?

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

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

7. What is Charley's nickname for the New York City policeman who makes him stop fighting?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charley's attitudes about killing change over the course of the book.

Part 1) What is Charley's attitude about killing Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel?

Part 2) How does that attitude change when he actually shoots a Confederate soldier?

Part 3) What is Charley's attitude toward killing at the end of the story? Does he believe the Confederate soldier he shot is alive or dead? How does he feel about that?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast New York and the Blue Ridge Mountains. How are they different? What are the similarities?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Civil War. What were the two sides? What were the major issues of the war? Could the issues have been resolved in another way?

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