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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the 23rd Indiana have to march back on the first day of fighting?
(a) For punishment for making too much noise.
(b) To avoid marching directly into the hands of enemy troops.
(c) For exercise.
(d) For punishment for not being prepared.

2. Who sees Pettigrew die?
(a) Lavery.
(b) Diffenbuch.
(c) Grissom.
(d) Luther.

3. What battle site is the 23rd Indiana camp near?
(a) Pittsburg.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Shiloh.
(d) Gettysburg.

4. To whom had the gift given to Otto when he joined the army previously belonged?
(a) Otto's uncle.
(b) Otto's father.
(c) Otto's grandfather.
(d) Otto's mother.

5. Why aren't members of the 23rd Indiana close?
(a) They attended rival schools before the army.
(b) All of them want to be heroes.
(c) They have religious differences.
(d) None of them want to be in the army.

6. Which member of the 23rd Indiana is dissatisfied and plans to ask to transfer from that squad?
(a) Lavery.
(b) Armory.
(c) Pettigrew.
(d) Grissom.

7. What does Keller call the people he is cussing?
(a) Mama's boys.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Losers.
(d) Cowards.

8. What is Jefferson's military job?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Strategist.
(c) Scout.
(d) Reporter.

9. What, to Lavery, is "pretty?"
(a) A Union girl.
(b) A skirmish in the Union's favor.
(c) Confederate girls.
(d) A nice meal.

10. Who in the 23rd Indiana offers a bit of optimism about the weather?
(a) Grissom.
(b) Bonner.
(c) Klein.
(d) Lavery.

11. Who, according to his recollection, gave Otto a gift when he joined the army?
(a) His youngest brother.
(b) His oldest brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

12. According to Otto, what do some Union soldiers do as their attacks make little difference on the Confederates?
(a) Load faster.
(b) Work harder.
(c) Walk or run away.
(d) Scream for help.

13. What does Jefferson wear when he takes the others to see the new recruits?
(a) A black hat.
(b) A blue jacket.
(c) A gray hat.
(d) A gray coat.

14. Whose brother swears in Jefferson?
(a) Palmer's.
(b) Forrest's.
(c) Otto's.
(d) Walter's.

15. According to Jefferson, in what battle was Forrest wounded?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Pittsburgh Landing.
(d) Fallen Timbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rank of Otto's commander?

2. Who does Jefferson first tell about the arrival of new recruits?

3. How many new recruits does Jefferson report seeing?

4. What is Keller's rank?

5. What is the unnerving sound that Otto describes?

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