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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Toward Manassas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date when the novel begins?
(a) June, 1861
(b) June, 1951
(c) June, 1916
(d) June, 1965

2. What does Charley note about the farmers they pass in the fields?
(a) They don't have any farm tools
(b) They wear rags and live in shacks
(c) They do not wave back
(d) They are nearly naked

3. Who drags the black lady back into the house?
(a) A soldier
(b) A minister
(c) A black man
(d) A white woman

4. Charley is asked to hit a target at _____________ yards.
(a) 100
(b) 500
(c) 250
(d) 400

5. Which of the following items does Charley's mother not pack for him to take with him?
(a) Cold potatoes
(b) Apple pie
(c) Roasted chicken
(d) Bread

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Charley, the main character in the story?

2. Which of the following does not fit with Charley's description of the train?

3. What does Charley notice about the black people he sees?

4. The war no longer seems ___________ to Charley and the other soldiers.

5. Which of the following is not part of the uniform Charley is issued?

(see the answer key)

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