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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 is the state of Charley's health?

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

3. What does Charley come down with after eating too much unripe fruit?

4. The men begin their march south toward the city of ________________.

5. What does Charley contemplate as he sits on the riverbank?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the setting for Chapter 9?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the types of conflict found in Soldier's Heart. Cite examples for your answers.

Essay Topic 2

At what point does Charley's disillusionment with war begin to set in? Do you think Charley and his comrades would sometimes prefer battle to the monotony of boring days in camp? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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