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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charley use to build a windbreak for the surgeon?
(a) Tents.
(b) A wall of frozen, dead bodies.
(c) Dead horses.
(d) Old barn planks.

2. Charley watches as the enemy falls and ________ by the thousands.
(a) shoots.
(b) retreats.
(c) dies.
(d) convulses.

3. What are Charley and a few other men ordered to do?
(a) Clean rifles
(b) Pitch more tents
(c) Scout for the enemy
(d) Provide beef for the men

4. What have become symbols of death for Charley?
(a) Crows
(b) Clouds
(c) Pine trees
(d) Meadows

5. How much is Charley's first paycheck?
(a) $11
(b) $22
(c) $44
(d) $33

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

7. For every one man who has died in battle, __________ men have died of dysentery.
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 2

8. What do the men do while waiting for the next battle?
(a) Visit whorehouses
(b) Volunteer at the Red Cross
(c) Drill and wait
(d) Visit hospitals

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

10. Which of the following does Charley not think when he looks at the item carried by the Confederate soldier?
(a) It is deadly.
(b) It is clean.
(c) It is polished.
(d) It is beautiful.

11. Which of the following does not describe Charley's demeanor in battle?
(a) Screams.
(b) Yells.
(c) Prays.
(d) Kills.

12. Which of the following does Charley not hear bullets hitting?
(a) Logs.
(b) Trees.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Birds.

13. What are the enlisted men eventually allowed to have for medicinal purposes?
(a) Vodka
(b) Marijuana
(c) Opium
(d) Whiskey

14. What soon faces Charley and his comrades?
(a) Rebel foot soldiers
(b) Rebel officers
(c) Rebel artillery
(d) Rebel cavalry

15. What gives the men from Minnesota an advantage in keeping themselves healthy?
(a) They get food from home
(b) They know about living in the country
(c) They go to sleep early
(d) They take vitamins

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charley touch at the river?

2. What is the state of the war?

3. What do the soldiers build when they return to camp in Washington?

4. Officers are the only ones allowed to have _______________.

5. What does Charley buy to eat?

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