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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 does a black lady give Charley at one train stop?
(a) A Bible
(b) A kiss
(c) A sweet roll
(d) A hanky

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley does not want to be stuck like a drummer boy or _______________.

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

3. What prevents Charley from enlisting in the army?

4. Charley learns how to march and __________________.

5. How many times a week does Charley's mother write to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of this book?

2. What is Charley's induction experience at Fort Snelling?

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

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

5. What is the setting of the book?

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

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

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

9. Describe Charley's experience on the train to Manassas.

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

(see the answer keys)

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