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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. Where does Charley's company board a train?
(a) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(b) Peoria, Illinois
(c) Chicago, Illinois
(d) La Crosse, Wisconsin

2. What is Charley's demeanor during the battle?
(a) Aggressive
(b) Fainting
(c) Disoriented
(d) Composed

3. What did local families do the previous day?
(a) Supplied fresh horses
(b) Buried the dead soldiers
(c) Had picnics and watched the battle
(d) Helped the wounded men

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

5. What comforts does Charley especially appreciate on the train?
(a) Chocolates and wine
(b) Comfortable beds and fine wine
(c) New books and good food
(d) Comfortable beds and good food

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers do when they run out of bullets for practice?

2. What does Charley do when he finds protection?

3. What do the soldiers have to march over as they head out to the battlefield?

4. How does Charley convince his mother to allow him to join the army?

5. What happens on June 22, 1861?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the premise of this book?

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

6. Why is Charley uncomfortable with the immoral behavior of his fellow soldiers?

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

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

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

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

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