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

2. From whom were the men required to buy their whiskey?
(a) Army supplies
(b) Home breweries
(c) Local bars
(d) Sutlers

3. What soon begins to pelt at Charley?
(a) Hail.
(b) Mud.
(c) Stones.
(d) Artillery shells.

4. How much is Charley's first paycheck?
(a) $22
(b) $11
(c) $33
(d) $44

5. What does Charley touch at the river?
(a) Moss.
(b) Stones.
(c) A revolver.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley wonders if the Rebel soldiers are brave or ____________.

2. What is the state of Charley's health?

3. The men begin their march south toward the city of ________________.

4. What do the soldiers build when they return to camp in Washington?

5. Why does Charley go to the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charley think as he watches the enemy soldiers fall and die?

2. How does the battle end for Charley?

3. How do the men get whiskey?

4. What is the foreshadowing of the meadow in Chapter 8?

5. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

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

7. How does the Battle of Gettysburg begin for Charley and his company?

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

9. What is the date when Chapter 10 begins and where is Charley?

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

(see the answer keys)

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