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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. Who finally gives Charley a ride on his horse when the boy is too exhausted to walk?

2. Who captures Charley in Chapter 8?

3. What is Charley's biggest goal in joining the regiment?

4. On the train to the regiment, the men tease Charley. How old do they guess he is?

5. Who is the second soldier that Charley meets on board?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How old is Charley really?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) What does Charley expect war to be like.

Part 2) What is it really like?

Part 3) How does Charley react when thrust into battle?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the novel Charley is sure that if he can get his hands on a gun, he will heroically kill a lot of Confederate soldiers.

Part 1) How does Charley's attitude change during the novel?

Part 2) How does Charley view heroism by the end of the story?

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