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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drags the black lady back into the house?

2. The rifles are inaccurate and can seldom hit a target at ______________ yards.

3. How old is Charley, the main character in the story?

4. What prevents Charley from enlisting in the army?

5. What does Charley think of as he looks out at the battlefield?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Charley and his mother come to terms with his going to war?

2. How does Chapter 4 end?

3. When does Charley see black people for the first time and what are this thoughts?

4. What do Charley and the other soldiers believe their role will be in the war, if there really is a war?

5. What is the setting of the book?

6. Describe Charley's military training.

7. Describe how Charley is protected by dead bodies during the battle.

8. What is the main content of Charley's mother's letters to him?

9. What is Charley's relationship with God during this battle?

10. What is Charley's experience in the battle of Bull Run?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charley doesn't really think about slavery until he sees a black person for the first time while on the train to camp. What does Charley think is the cause of the war in which he wants to fight? What are his reasons for going?

Essay Topic 2

Charley has a tremendous will to live and survives many battles only to return home a shell of a man considering suicide. What makes Charley change his mind about killing himself? What do you think Charley's life will be like from the point he makes his decision?

Essay Topic 3

The author provides very vivid accounts of battles and Charley's life in camp and in the hospital. What do you think it would take to survive such an ordeal? What other than the potential for being shot for desertion, forces Charley to remain a loyal soldier?

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