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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. Who is the new commander assigned to Charley's company?
(a) McClellan
(b) Longfellow
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Grant

2. Which of the following do Charley and the other men not take from the surrounding farms?
(a) Pig
(b) Broccoli
(c) Chickens
(d) Cow

3. What does Charley come down with after eating too much unripe fruit?
(a) Dysentery
(b) Flu
(c) Mononucleosis
(d) Meningitis

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

5. A portion of the ____________ in Charley's regiment is destroyed.
(a) cavalry.
(b) artillery.
(c) ammunition.
(d) rifles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals is Charley not accustomed to slaughtering?

2. What is scarce or nonexistent in the camp?

3. Which of the following does Charley not see on the farms surrounding Washington?

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

5. The men are issued uniforms of heavy blue wool and ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What job does a surgeon ask Charley to do?

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

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

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

9. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

10. Explain the range of Charley's thoughts as he sits by the river.

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