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

2. What did local families do the previous day?
(a) Buried the dead soldiers
(b) Helped the wounded men
(c) Had picnics and watched the battle
(d) Supplied fresh horses

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

4. What do girls in the towns give the soldiers?
(a) Sweets and hankies
(b) Chicken dinners
(c) Kisses
(d) Bibles

5. Who does Charley decide to follow?
(a) An officer on horseback
(b) A man who is marching toward the rear
(c) The flag bearer
(d) His sergeant

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley's mother advises him to _____________ before he gets shot.

2. What happens to the person Charley decides to follow?

3. What do the people do when the train passes through towns?

4. Why do the men not get to practice shooting too much?

5. How old is Charley, the main character in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual sight does Charley see as he looks out over the battlefield that evening?

2. What is Charley's experience in the battle of Bull Run?

3. What is Charley's perception of the army once the initial excitement has worn off?

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

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

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

7. What role does the issue of slavery play in Charley's perceptions about the war?

8. Describe the horrible sights Charley encounters while marching over dead bodies into battle.

9. What is the main content of Charley's mother's letters to him?

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

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