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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) 2
(c) 5
(d) 7

2. What happens to the person Charley decides to follow?
(a) He is captured
(b) He is shot in the back and falls dead
(c) He is blown up by a cannon blast
(d) He is beheaded by a bayonet

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

4. What concerns Charley about his comrades' behavior?
(a) They don't read the Bible
(b) They don't write letters to their mothers
(c) Petty thefts
(d) Foul language and immoral thinking

5. What is the name of Charley's brother?
(a) Clay
(b) Orren
(c) Otis
(d) Owen

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lieutenant who gives Charley instructions?

2. What is the date when the novel begins?

3. Why does Charley go to a nearby stream?

4. What happens to the man next to Charley?

5. What is the significant event for Charley in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the setting of the book?

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

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

6. How does Chapter 4 end?

7. What happens to Lieutenant Olafson and what is Charley's reaction?

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

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

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

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