View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Winter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charley use to build a windbreak for the surgeon?
(a) Old barn planks.
(b) Tents.
(c) A wall of frozen, dead bodies.
(d) Dead horses.

2. As Charley waits for medical attention, he sees a large stack of __________________.
(a) amputated arms and legs
(b) firewood
(c) ammunition
(d) clothes

3. What does Charley actually see as he looks toward the battlefield?
(a) Flag bearers
(b) Lanterns and candles
(c) Horses
(d) Nurses

4. Charley's company has 600 men while the Rebels have ___________ men.
(a) 1200
(b) 100
(c) 2000
(d) 700

5. What do the officers tell the men to do now?
(a) Rest
(b) Pitch tents
(c) Retreat
(d) Bury the dead

Short Answer Questions

1. What did local families do the previous day?

2. Who drags the black lady back into the house?

3. What weapon are the men told to use in the heat of battle?

4. What is the overall mood of Charley and his companions?

5. What do Charley and many other men do that embarrasses them?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample