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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. How do the infantry soldiers refer to the cannon detail, according to Otto?
(a) Men of iron.
(b) Tough as nails guys.
(c) Easy living boys.
(d) Tough boys.

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

7. Which member of the 23rd Indiana complains about the weather?
(a) Grissom.
(b) Lavery.
(c) Klein.
(d) Diffenburg.

8. Who is the unit commander of the 23rd Indiana?
(a) Harvey Kellums.
(b) Wallace Fountain.
(c) Lew Wallace.
(d) Walter Fountain.

9. Who insisted Jefferson attend seminary?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

10. What does Jefferson do when he gets kicked out of school?
(a) Starts a business.
(b) Travels and tries several new jobs.
(c) Joins the army right away.
(d) Goes straight home.

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

12. How were Confederate soldiers buried by the Union?
(a) They were cremated.
(b) They were not buried at all.
(c) In mass graves.
(d) They were draped with branches.

13. What is Keller's rank?
(a) General.
(b) Captain.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Colonel.

14. What was the gift given to Otto when he joined the army?
(a) A watch.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A ring.

15. 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 will be missed.
(c) That they were his best friends.
(d) That they died for nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many squad members are represented as narrators in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Keller cuss?

5. How does Otto describe the unnerving sound?

(see the answer keys)

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