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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. Who is wounded from the 23rd Indiana as the squad retreats in Chapter 6?
(a) Lavery.
(b) Grissom.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Sherman.
2. To whom had the gift given to Otto when he joined the army previously belonged?
(a) Otto's grandfather.
(b) Otto's father.
(c) Otto's mother.
(d) Otto's uncle.
3. Who leads the cavalry attack in Jefferson's recount?
(a) Forrest.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sherman.
4. What does Jefferson wear when he takes the others to see the new recruits?
(a) A blue jacket.
(b) A black hat.
(c) A gray hat.
(d) A gray coat.
5. What word does Otto initially use to explain his lack of confidence?
(a) Fear.
(b) Scared.
(c) Unreligious.
(d) Demoralize.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many new recruits does Jefferson report seeing?
2. Who, according to his recollection, gave Otto a gift when he joined the army?
3. What does the last speaker in Chapter 6 say about the deaths of two members of the 23rd Indiana?
4. Who asks Jefferson where he can find a doctor?
5. How do soldiers arrive as Jefferson watches?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the first narrator of Chapter 6 and what childhood memory does he recall?
2. As Otto develops a new resolve, how does he define/describe the meanings of and difference between "demoralized" and "coward?"
3. What conclusion does Forrest draw after joining Jefferson at his lookout point and what obstacle does he face?
4. Discuss the difference of opinion between Corporal Keller and Sgt. Buterbaugh over the soldiers who left the battlefield.
5. How do the members of the squad in Chapter 6 feel about each other? How does one narrator describe this?
6. Discuss Jefferson's thoughts and emotions when he sees the Union soldiers who had fled from battle earlier in the day.
7. What is the disguise used by Jefferson and the others who accompany him to his watch post? How do they get those disguises?
8. Where does Otto go when he retreats from the fighting and what does he do there?
9. Which squad do the narrators in Chapter 6 belong to and where are they camped?
10. What does Otto's tale of the dog demonstrate about the weaponry used in the war and why?
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