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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the commander of the new recruits that Jefferson sees arriving?
(a) Sidney.
(b) Buell.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Grant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Otto learns that Walter was blown up by a cannon. Where did the cannon land?

3. How do soldiers arrive as Jefferson watches?

4. Which member of the 23rd Indiana complains about the weather?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the members of the squad in Chapter 6 feel about each other? How does one narrator describe this?

2. Explain the circumstances that lead to Jefferson joining the army.

3. Where does Otto go when he retreats from the fighting and what does he do there?

4. Discuss the difference of opinion between Corporal Keller and Sgt. Buterbaugh over the soldiers who left the battlefield.

5. Who is the first narrator of Chapter 6 and what childhood memory does he recall?

6. Who explains Forrest's battle strategy and what is that strategy?

7. Explain the conflict in Chapter 6 over use of the word "pretty."

8. What information does Armory provide regarding the wounded? How does he feel about his fellow squad members?

9. What convinces Otto to retreat from the fighting and how does he leave?

10. What does Otto's tale of the dog demonstrate about the weaponry used in the war and why?

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