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

2. What is the state of the war?
(a) It is still raging.
(b) It is in a truce.
(c) The Confederates have won.
(d) The Union has won.

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

4. What alcohol is Charley given by the doctor?
(a) Bourbon
(b) Scotch
(c) Whiskey
(d) Vodka

5. What protection will Charley have in front of him in the upcoming battle?
(a) Cavalry.
(b) Fences and rock walls.
(c) Artillery.
(d) More Union regiments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley is not old in years but in _____________________.

2. Charley feels he is old, not in age but in _______________.

3. What is the nickname for the Southern secessionists?

4. At least one-half of the men from _________________ die from some form of contagious disease.

5. Which of the following is not part of the typical daily rations?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the men get whiskey?

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

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

4. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

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

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

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

8. How does the battle end for Charley?

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

10. In addition to his food, what does Charley take with him on a picnic by the river?

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