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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Keller cuss?
(a) The soldiers who are lost.
(b) The soldiers who cannot run.
(c) The soldiers who get shot.
(d) The soldiers that are fleeing.

4. Who leads the cavalry attack in Jefferson's recount?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lee.
(d) Forrest.

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

6. With which regiment does Otto serve?
(a) 63rd Mississippi.
(b) 1st Minnesota Battery.
(c) 63rd Kansas.
(d) 23rd Ohio.

7. Who does Otto learn was with Walter when he was blown up by a cannon?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Luther.
(c) Bango.
(d) Grant.

8. What image does Otto associate with the unnerving sound he describes?
(a) Canon detail.
(b) Marching bands.
(c) Brainless humans.
(d) Dog bite.

9. Otto learns that Walter was blown up by a cannon. Where did the cannon land?
(a) At his feet.
(b) On his desk.
(c) In his lap.
(d) Behind his chair.

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

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

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

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

14. Who survives the cannon attack that killed Walter and is with Otto and others in Chapter 4?
(a) Bango.
(b) Luther.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Grant.

15. Who says Union soldiers were happy when Confederates did not charge again?
(a) Diffenbuch.
(b) Robert.
(c) Lavery.
(d) Grissom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jefferson wear when he takes the others to see the new recruits?

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

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

4. According to Jefferson, in what battle was Forrest wounded?

5. Why aren't members of the 23rd Indiana close?

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