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

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

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

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. Why does Jefferson join the army?
(a) For the uniform.
(b) For tuition benefits.
(c) For the sizeable pension.
(d) To delay seeing his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the unit commander of the 23rd Indiana?

2. What is the unnerving sound that Otto describes?

3. Who is Otto's commander?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What unnerves Otto most about the battle and why?

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

9. Discuss the importance of Otto's watch.

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

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