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

2. Which of the following is not something Charley desires if something bad should happen to him?
(a) Have clean morals
(b) Be in love with a strange girl
(c) Think uninfected thoughts
(d) Be with God

3. Which of the following did the Rebs not leave behind?
(a) Cook pots
(b) Food
(c) Fires
(d) Guns

4. How long is the war supposed to last?
(a) Probably three years
(b) A month or two
(c) A couple years
(d) At least two years

5. What is Charley's state of mind at this point in the battle?
(a) Cowardly and scared
(b) Angry and aggressive
(c) Shock and disbelief
(d) Calm and calculating

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charley note about the farmers they pass in the fields?

2. Who drags the black lady back into the house?

3. What does Charley notice about the black people he sees?

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

5. What does Charley do when he finds protection?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Charley's relationship with God during this battle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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