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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. What animals do Charley and the men slaughter for meat?

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

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

4. What season is approaching as the soldiers return to Washington?

5. How old is Charley in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the date when Chapter 10 begins and where is Charley?

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

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

8. What is meant by "farming" in the context of Chapter 6?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charley Goddard was a real person who actually lived in Minnesota and served in the Civil War. How much of Soldier's Heart do you think is accurate? How much do you think the author invented for dramatic license? Discuss which parts you think are accurate and which are invented.

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

Describe how Charley's initial induction into the army reinforces his ideas of glory and grandeur. Be sure to include the luxuries on the train ride, which is an experience Charley feels is fitting for the beginning of a glorious war.

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