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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who calls to Charley when he is on guard duty one night?
(a) His mother
(b) General McClellan
(c) A Rebel soldier
(d) President Lincoln

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

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

5. Which of the following does not describe Charley at this point in time?
(a) No interest in anything.
(b) Happy.
(c) Broken.
(d) Tired.

6. What order do Charley and his comrades receive?
(a) March.
(b) Counter attack.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Halt.

7. The men are issued uniforms of heavy blue wool and ___________________.
(a) a black leather belt
(b) a red shirt
(c) a red hat
(d) a red bandana

8. What does Charley feel his fate is?
(a) He will desert soon
(b) He will be dishonorably discharged
(c) He will die in battle
(d) He will be a war hero

9. What weapons do the men use at this point of the battle?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Knives.
(d) Cannons.

10. The soldiers learn that Lincoln wants __________________________.
(a) to give black people the right to vote
(b) a fight with the Rebels soon
(c) to surrender
(d) to give poor people food stamps

11. Where is Charley standing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Top of a hill.
(b) In a stream.
(c) Top of a meadow.
(d) Top of a mountain.

12. Charley cannot bring himself to shoot at the ______________.
(a) young boys
(b) horses
(c) officers
(d) old men

13. Which of the following is not part of the typical daily rations?
(a) Jam
(b) Bread
(c) Beans and salt pork
(d) Coffee

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

15. The men begin their march south toward the city of ________________.
(a) Atlanta
(b) Richmond
(c) Charleston
(d) Raleigh

Short Answer Questions

1. What have become symbols of death for Charley?

2. What is the nickname for the Southern secessionists?

3. What is the extent of Charley's wound?

4. What soon faces Charley and his comrades?

5. What does Charley touch at the river?

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