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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 is the unnerving sound that Otto describes?
(a) The cannon exploding.
(b) The Rebel yell.
(c) The dog barking.
(d) The war drum.

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

3. In whose cavalry does Jefferson serve?
(a) Palmer's.
(b) Luther's.
(c) Otto's.
(d) Forrest's.

4. Who in the 23rd Indiana offers a bit of optimism about the weather?
(a) Bonner.
(b) Lavery.
(c) Grissom.
(d) Klein.

5. To whom had the gift given to Otto when he joined the army previously belonged?
(a) Otto's uncle.
(b) Otto's grandfather.
(c) Otto's mother.
(d) Otto's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the boy when he left the orphanage?

2. How does Otto describe the unnerving sound?

3. What does Jefferson wear when he takes the others to see the new recruits?

4. Who insisted Jefferson attend seminary?

5. Who says he prays God will forgive Lavery for his "pretty" remark?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss Jefferson's thoughts and emotions when he sees the Union soldiers who had fled from battle earlier in the day.

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

8. Discuss the importance of Otto's watch.

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

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

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