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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. Which of the following is not part of the typical daily rations?
(a) Coffee
(b) Jam
(c) Beans and salt pork
(d) Bread

2. In what state does Charley find himself in Chapter 9?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. What gives the men from Minnesota an advantage in keeping themselves healthy?
(a) They take vitamins
(b) They know about living in the country
(c) They get food from home
(d) They go to sleep early

4. Why does Charley go to the river?
(a) To meditate.
(b) To wash his clothes.
(c) To fish.
(d) For a picnic.

5. What does Charley realize as the men get closer to the city?
(a) He is going to desert
(b) There are many guns
(c) The South is going to win the war
(d) He is going to die

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls to Charley when he is on guard duty one night?

2. Officers are the only ones allowed to have _______________.

3. About what does Charley think at the end of the novel?

4. What protection will Charley have behind him in the upcoming battle?

5. Which of the following does Charley not say in a letter to his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Charley and some other men ordered to slaughter horses?

2. What should Charley's life be like now that he is 21-years-old?

3. Why are the men from Minnesota better equipped to deal with the deteriorating conditions in camp?

4. Why does Charley find the job of slaughtering the horses so repugnant?

5. What is life like for Charley and his company after they return to camp in Washington?

6. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

7. Explain why Charley's life is essentially over at the age of 21.

8. What does Charley mean when he thinks he is old in "meadows"?

9. Describe Charley's experience as he and his company march toward Richmond.

10. What is the men's opinions of General McClellan?

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