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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 prevents Charley from enlisting in the army?
(a) He is too small
(b) He is flat-footed
(c) He cannot get his mother's permission
(d) He is too young

2. What does Charley think of as he looks out at the battlefield?
(a) Running away
(b) Reading the Bible
(c) His brother
(d) His mother

3. What does Charley contemplate when he sees the black people?
(a) What they eat
(b) What slavery is really like
(c) What religion they are
(d) What songs they sing

4. What do Charley and many other men do that embarrasses them?
(a) Cry
(b) Wet their pants
(c) Sing lullabies
(d) Vomit

5. What does Charley not note about the dead soldiers?
(a) They are beginning to bloat
(b) They lie at strange angles
(c) They are smiling
(d) They are covered with flies

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charley think he sees over the battlefield?

2. Charley and his company board a boat bound for ______________.

3. What are Charley's rations that night?

4. For Charley at this point, the war is about ___________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the setting of the book?

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