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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 extent of Charley's wound?
(a) He is not wounded.
(b) His leg has been grazed.
(c) He has a head wound.
(d) He loses an arm.

2. What does Charley use to build a windbreak for the surgeon?
(a) A wall of frozen, dead bodies.
(b) Old barn planks.
(c) Dead horses.
(d) Tents.

3. The soldiers learn that Lincoln wants __________________________.
(a) a fight with the Rebels soon
(b) to give black people the right to vote
(c) to give poor people food stamps
(d) to surrender

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Charley realize as the men get closer to the city?

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

4. What alcohol is Charley given by the doctor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Charley and his comrades differ in their opinions about the possibility of any more battles?

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

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

4. How do the men get whiskey?

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

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

7. How does the battle end for Charley?

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

9. What type of food is available to the soldiers in camp?

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

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