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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Charley think he sees over the battlefield?
(a) Flags
(b) Fireflies
(c) Fireworks
(d) Angels

3. What is the name of the first battle Charley is in?
(a) Antietam
(b) Gettysburg
(c) Bull Run
(d) Vicksburg

4. In what state does Charley live?
(a) Minnesota
(b) Montana
(c) Michigan
(d) Maine

5. Charley wonders how the men can line up and wait __________________________.
(a) to be slaughtered
(b) for commands
(c) for so long
(d) for daybreak

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

7. How long is the war supposed to last?
(a) A month or two
(b) At least two years
(c) Probably three years
(d) A couple years

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

9. Who is the lieutenant who gives Charley instructions?
(a) Orville
(b) Olsen
(c) Olafson
(d) Owens

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

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

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

13. How many times a week does Charley's mother write to him?
(a) 2
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 5

14. How old does Charley say he is when he reaches Fort Snelling?
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 19

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is an officer's horse killed?

2. In what war does Charley want to fight?

3. What does Charley feel like on the train?

4. What is Charley's view of the Union cause?

5. How does Charley perceive the enemy?

(see the answer keys)

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