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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 does Charley carry with him to the river?

2. What is the extent of Charley's wound?

3. What gives the men from Minnesota an advantage in keeping themselves healthy?

4. What is the morale of the men as they wait in camp?

5. Where is Charley standing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do the men get whiskey?

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

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

8. What is life like for Charley and his company after they return to camp in Washington?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do you think Charley may have been misled about what war was really like? Or do you think he was well informed about the decision he was making? Explain. What about the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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