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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. Who is the wounded solder that Charley sees in the battle?
(a) General Grant.
(b) Con Sullivan.
(c) General Lee.
(d) Silas Gorman.

2. On board the ship, Charley learns that you must be how old to be a soldier?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 25.

3. After he joins the Union Army, what does Charley want more than anything?
(a) To go to Georgia.
(b) To be a hero like his brother Johnny.
(c) To be General Grant's assistant.
(d) To be just like Con Sullivan.

4. After Charley is captured, where is he taken?
(a) To a Union camp.
(b) To a prison camp.
(c) To a Confederate encampment.
(d) To New York.

5. Who finally gives Charley a ride on his horse when the boy is too exhausted to walk?
(a) A lady.
(b) General Robert E. Lee.
(c) A Confederate general.
(d) A Union officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnny die?

2. On the ship, Charley notices that Con has what item that belonged to someone else?

3. What is Charley's punishment for fighting?

4. What happens to Jem in the battle?

5. According to Silas Gorman, do drummer boys ever fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, which soldier shouts at Charley angrily while the soldier is being punished?

2. Which of Charley's friends is killed at Sanders Field, and how?

3. What does Charley do with Jem's gun during the battle?

4. Can drummers be beaten or even shot for disobeying like other soldiers?

5. How does Con spend his time and money on board the boat?

6. Does Charley get to be a soldier when he gets to Johnny's old regiment?

7. What is Charley's nickname for the New York City policeman who makes him stop fighting?

8. In Chapter 6, what new clothes is Charley wearing and how does he feel about them?

9. Who sneaks Charley onto the soldier's boat?

10. Which soldier does Charley see marching in the street when he sneaks out?

(see the answer keys)

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