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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson stand on to watch more soldiers arrive?
(a) A banana crate.
(b) An Indian mound.
(c) A tree stump.
(d) A box.

3. According to Jefferson, what weapon does Forrest use a great deal in battle?
(a) A carving knife.
(b) A bayonet.
(c) A sword.
(d) A rifle.

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

5. What word does Otto initially use to explain his lack of confidence?
(a) Scared.
(b) Unreligious.
(c) Fear.
(d) Demoralize.

6. Where was the orphanage located that one of the men from Chapter 6 once lived?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) The Midwest.
(d) New England.

7. Where are members of the 23rd Indiana camped?
(a) At Stoney Lonesome.
(b) On a river island.
(c) At Corinth.
(d) At Shiloh church.

8. Where was Bedford born?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In middle Tennessee.
(c) In southern Arkansas.
(d) In Missouri.

9. After seeing the new recruits pointed out by Jefferson, who looks for a higher ranking officer to make a decision?
(a) Lee.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Jefferson.

10. What is the rank of Otto's commander?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Captain.
(c) General.
(d) Sergeant.

11. What is Otto's job in the war?
(a) Drum and bugle.
(b) Cavalry.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Cannoneer.

12. After seeing the new recruits spotted by Jefferson, who wants to withdraw Confederate troops?
(a) Lee.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Palmer.

13. Where does Jefferson get the item that he wears when he takes the others to see the new recruits?
(a) It was a gift from his father.
(b) It was donated by a stranger.
(c) From a dead Union soldier.
(d) From a dead Confederate soldier.

14. Who is Otto's commander?
(a) Buterbaugh.
(b) Sidney.
(c) Johnston.
(d) Walter.

15. Who grew up in an orphanage?
(a) Diffenburg.
(b) Grissom.
(c) Robert.
(d) Lavery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is called a coward in Chapter 4?

3. Where is Jefferson sworn in as a cavalry recruit?

4. Why does the 23rd Indiana have to march back on the first day of fighting?

5. How old was the boy when he left the orphanage?

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