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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do soldiers arrive as Jefferson watches?

2. Where is Jefferson sworn in as a cavalry recruit?

3. What does the last speaker in Chapter 6 say about the deaths of two members of the 23rd Indiana?

4. In whose cavalry does Jefferson serve?

5. Who is wounded from the 23rd Indiana as the squad retreats in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the disguise used by Jefferson and the others who accompany him to his watch post? How do they get those disguises?

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

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

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

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

10. How and why is it important for the reader to know exactly who is narrating in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Palmer and Jefferson as major characters and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How do the minor characters fit the definition?

Essay Topic 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 3

What is a genre? Discuss the genre category that best describes this novel. Explain your answers.

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