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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Charley's rations that night?
(a) Cheese and berries
(b) Bacon and coffee
(c) Dried bread and raw salt pork
(d) Dried bread and berries

2. Charley's mother advises him to _____________ before he gets shot.
(a) practice more
(b) run to the rear
(c) walk on home
(d) shoot

3. What is the significant event for Charley in Chapter 4?
(a) He gets married
(b) He is wounded
(c) He is in his first battle
(d) He returns home

4. Where does Charley finally take cover?
(a) An abandoned house
(b) A chicken coop
(c) A grove of maple trees
(d) An old barn

5. When do Charley and his mother think the war will be over?
(a) By winter
(b) By summer
(c) By spring
(d) By autumn

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

7. Charley and his company board a boat bound for ______________.
(a) Minneapolis
(b) Chicago
(c) Eau Claire
(d) St. Paul

8. Which of the following does not fit with Charley's description of the train?
(a) Noisy
(b) Gourmet food
(c) Leather seats
(d) Fancy appointments

9. What protects Charley from an onslaught of bullets?
(a) A shack
(b) Dead bodies
(c) Boulders
(d) Tree stumps

10. How does Charley feel about the food in camp?
(a) It is pretty good
(b) It is the best he's ever had
(c) It is horrible
(d) It is tolerable

11. Charley thinks the train ride is ______________________.
(a) a waste of time
(b) the best time he's ever had
(c) a great way to start a war
(d) an appointment with destiny

12. Which of the following did the Rebs not leave behind?
(a) Food
(b) Fires
(c) Guns
(d) Cook pots

13. How much would Charley earn as a soldier?
(a) $300 week
(b) $10 week
(c) $1500 month
(d) $11 a month

14. Why does Charley go to a nearby stream?
(a) Wash his clothes
(b) Fill his canteen
(c) Wash his hair
(d) Take a bath

15. What comforts does Charley especially appreciate on the train?
(a) Comfortable beds and good food
(b) Comfortable beds and fine wine
(c) Chocolates and wine
(d) New books and good food

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Charley's opinion of the other soldiers?

3. What do girls in the towns give the soldiers?

4. What does Charley not note about the dead soldiers?

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

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