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

2. 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 were his best friends.
(c) That they died as heroes.
(d) That they will be missed.

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

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

5. Who is wounded from the 23rd Indiana as the squad retreats in Chapter 6?
(a) Forrest.
(b) Lavery.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Grissom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jefferson feel about his military job?

2. What battle site is the 23rd Indiana camp near?

3. What, to Lavery, is "pretty?"

4. In whose cavalry does Jefferson serve?

5. How do the infantry soldiers refer to the cannon detail, according to Otto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like for the troop in Chapter 6? How do the soldiers know a battle is nearing?

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

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

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

5. As Otto develops a new resolve, how does he define/describe the meanings of and difference between "demoralized" and "coward?"

6. How many people does Forrest lose from his cavalry unit in the Shiloh area battles? How do you know?

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

8. What does Jefferson witness from his lookout point, and what important information does he overhear?

9. Which squad do the narrators in Chapter 6 belong to and where are they camped?

10. What conclusion does Forrest draw after joining Jefferson at his lookout point and what obstacle does he face?

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