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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Charley figure the person in #48 is?
(a) His first Southerner
(b) A minister's wife
(c) A restaurant owner
(d) A teacher

2. When is Charley awakened?
(a) Mid afternoon
(b) Midnight
(c) Just before dawn
(d) Sunrise

3. How soon will Charley and his comrades be expected to go back into battle?
(a) Next week
(b) A couple of days
(c) Later today
(d) Tomorrow

4. What does Charley not note about the dead soldiers?
(a) They are smiling
(b) They lie at strange angles
(c) They are covered with flies
(d) They are beginning to bloat

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

6. What concerns Charley about his comrades' behavior?
(a) They don't read the Bible
(b) Petty thefts
(c) Foul language and immoral thinking
(d) They don't write letters to their mothers

7. How is an officer's horse killed?
(a) Cannon shot
(b) Bayonet
(c) Knife
(d) Gun shot

8. What is Charley's last name?
(a) Goddard
(b) Godfrey
(c) Gotchell
(d) Goodacre

9. The rifles are inaccurate and can seldom hit a target at ______________ yards.
(a) 100
(b) 25
(c) 75
(d) 50

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

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

12. What sound does Charley find frightening?
(a) Men screaming
(b) Horses groaning
(c) Bullets whizzing by
(d) Birds squawking

13. What is the overall mood of Charley and his companions?
(a) High spirits
(b) Anxious about war
(c) Sad about leaving home
(d) Annoyed at the commotion

14. What does Charely observe more and more of his comrades doing?
(a) Going to whorehouses
(b) Stealing food
(c) Using foul language
(d) Stealing guns

15. Where does Charley's company board a train?
(a) Chicago, Illinois
(b) Peoria, Illinois
(c) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(d) La Crosse, Wisconsin

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the lieutenant after he talks to Charley?

2. In what war does Charley want to fight?

3. What protects Charley from an onslaught of bullets?

4. What does Charley actually see as he looks toward the battlefield?

5. How long is the war supposed to last?

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