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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 is the nickname for the Southern secessionists?
(a) Dirty shitheads
(b) Dirty seches
(c) Dirty bastards
(d) Dirty Rebs

2. Which of the following is not true about Charley's health?
(a) He has tuberculosis.
(b) He cannot bend his knees.
(c) He passes blood constantly.
(d) He gets sick if he lies down.

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. What weapons do the men use at this point of the battle?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Knives.

5. What does Charley contemplate as he sits on the riverbank?
(a) Religion.
(b) Suicide.
(c) His mother.
(d) Pretty girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Charley keep for himself?

2. What weapon are the men told to use in the heat of battle?

3. Where is Charley in Chapter 10?

4. What are Charley and a few other men ordered to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the battle end for Charley?

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

4. What is the state of Charley's mental and physical health?

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

6. How do the men get whiskey?

7. Describe Charley's unexpected and pleasant encounter with a Confederate soldier.

8. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

9. What is the nature of the wound Charley sustains in Chapter 8?

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

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