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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jefferson feel about his military job?
(a) It's the only job he could find.
(b) He is neutral about it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He enjoys it.

2. How many squad members are represented as narrators in Chapter 6?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

4. What are Pettigrew's last words?
(a) "God, forgive me."
(b) "Tell my wife."
(c) "God, forgive Lavery."
(d) Tell my father."

5. On what day does Chapter 6 take place?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

6. Why isn't the Shiloh area meant for a mounted cavalry attack?
(a) It is too flat.
(b) It is too hilly.
(c) It has too many ravines and trees.
(d) It is too muddy.

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

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

9. Who asks Jefferson where he can find a doctor?
(a) Luther.
(b) Otto.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Forrest.

10. Where is Jefferson sworn in as a cavalry recruit?
(a) The county library.
(b) Magnolia Manor.
(c) The general store.
(d) Gayoso House.

11. Why does Jefferson join the army?
(a) For the sizeable pension.
(b) For the uniform.
(c) To delay seeing his father.
(d) For tuition benefits.

12. How do soldiers arrive as Jefferson watches?
(a) By train.
(b) By raft.
(c) By steamboat.
(d) By horse.

13. Who is called a coward in Chapter 4?
(a) Otto.
(b) Bango.
(c) Grant.
(d) Walter.

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

15. What does the last speaker in Chapter 6 say about the deaths of two members of the 23rd Indiana?
(a) That they died for nothing.
(b) That they will be missed.
(c) That they were his best friends.
(d) That they died as heroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Otto's decision at the end of his recount in Chapter 4?

2. Where are members of the 23rd Indiana camped?

3. Who does Otto learn was with Walter when he was blown up by a cannon?

4. Who is the unit commander of the 23rd Indiana?

5. With which regiment does Otto serve?

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