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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. How many times a week does Charley's mother write to him?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 2
(d) 5

2. Charley wonders how the men can line up and wait __________________________.
(a) for commands
(b) for daybreak
(c) to be slaughtered
(d) for so long

3. When officers tell the men they did a good job, Charley knows it is ________________.
(a) the honest truth
(b) partly true
(c) a lie
(d) a dream

4. What happens to the man next to Charley?
(a) He turns and runs away
(b) His head is blown off
(c) He faints
(d) He charges blindly ahead

5. What is the significant event for Charley in Chapter 4?
(a) He is in his first battle
(b) He returns home
(c) He is wounded
(d) He gets married

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Charley find frightening?

2. What is the name of the first battle Charley is in?

3. What are Charley's rations that night?

4. Which of the following is not an appeal for Charley?

5. How long is the war supposed to last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Charley's impressions about riding the train?

2. How does Charley spend the night after his first day in battle?

3. What do Charley and the other soldiers believe their role will be in the war, if there really is a war?

4. What is the obstacle to Charley's joining the army and how does he plan to overcome it?

5. How do Charley and his mother come to terms with his going to war?

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

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

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

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

10. What are Charley's impressions of the poor Southerners he sees from the train?

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