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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the new commander assigned to Charley's company?
(a) Grant
(b) McClellan
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Longfellow

2. A portion of the ____________ in Charley's regiment is destroyed.
(a) artillery.
(b) cavalry.
(c) ammunition.
(d) rifles.

3. What animals do Charley and the men slaughter for meat?
(a) Cattle
(b) Horses
(c) Pigs
(d) Goats

4. What is the state of the war?
(a) It is still raging.
(b) The Confederates have won.
(c) The Union has won.
(d) It is in a truce.

5. What is scarce or nonexistent in the camp?
(a) Fruit
(b) Coffee
(c) Meat
(d) Bibles

6. Charley basically acts like ___________________.
(a) he is defeated.
(b) a madman.
(c) he is king of the world.
(d) there is no tomorrow.

7. How old is Charley in Chapter 10?
(a) 20.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

8. Why does Charley go to the river?
(a) For a picnic.
(b) To wash his clothes.
(c) To fish.
(d) To meditate.

9. Charley thinks he has a wound in his ________________.
(a) ankle
(b) leg
(c) back
(d) shoulder

10. What is the morale of the men as they wait in camp?
(a) High
(b) Deteriorating
(c) Resigned
(d) Anxious

11. At least one-half of the men from _________________ die from some form of contagious disease.
(a) Illinois
(b) New York
(c) Michigan
(d) Delaware

12. What does the person in #125 want?
(a) To trade coffee for tobacco
(b) To sell some marijuana
(c) To buy some military secrets
(d) To trade tobacco for coffee

13. Officers are the only ones allowed to have _______________.
(a) weekend passes
(b) whiskey
(c) daggers
(d) whores

14. What occupies Charley's thoughts now?
(a) Pretty girls.
(b) The farm.
(c) His mother.
(d) The war.

15. How many dead bodies does Charley see piled up near the medical tent?
(a) Over 50
(b) Over 200
(c) Over 500
(d) Over 1000

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is approaching as the soldiers return to Washington?

2. Which of the following does Charley not see on the farms surrounding Washington?

3. About what does Charley think at the end of the novel?

4. What happens to men who are caught deserting?

5. What protection will Charley have behind him in the upcoming battle?

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