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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blurs Charley's vision?
(a) Tears
(b) Sweat
(c) Gun smoke
(d) Blood

2. What is the date when the novel begins?
(a) June, 1951
(b) June, 1965
(c) June, 1916
(d) June, 1861

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items does Charley's mother not pack for him to take with him?

2. Where are Charley and his comrades marching at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. In what state does Charley live?

4. Which of the following did the Rebs not leave behind?

5. What color is the water in the stream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the men told will happen tomorrow and what does Charley feel about it?

2. How does Charley feel about the position of the Union in the war?

3. How is Charley caught up in the excitement of the possibility of a civil war?

4. What do the officers tell the men after the battle which Charley knows is a lie?

5. Why is Charley uncomfortable with the immoral behavior of his fellow soldiers?

6. Describe Charley's military training.

7. When does Charley see black people for the first time and what are this thoughts?

8. Describe Charley's morning as he prepares for the second day of battle.

9. Describe how Charley is protected by dead bodies during the battle.

10. Describe the scenario of the black woman giving a sweet roll to Charley.

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