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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. 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.

2. At least one-half of the men from _________________ die from some form of contagious disease.
(a) New York
(b) Delaware
(c) Illinois
(d) Michigan

3. Who calls to Charley when he is on guard duty one night?
(a) President Lincoln
(b) A Rebel soldier
(c) His mother
(d) General McClellan

4. About what does Charley think at the end of the novel?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) The nice things that happened at the beginning of the war.
(d) God.

5. What occupies Charley's thoughts now?
(a) The war.
(b) His mother.
(c) The farm.
(d) Pretty girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charley cannot bring himself to shoot at the ______________.

2. In what town does Charley find himself in Chapter 9?

3. What does Charley feel his fate is?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charley's initial experience like at camp in Washington?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are some of the very familiar things that Charley experiences as he heads into this battle?

8. What is different for Charley as he prepares to go into this battle?

9. What disease does Charley come down with while waiting in camp?

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

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