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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) Silas Gorman.
(b) General Lee.
(c) General Grant.
(d) Con Sullivan.

2. Why does Charley think he knows how to fire a gun in battle?
(a) Because Johnny taught him.
(b) Because he has watched Michael do it.
(c) Because Doreen taught him.
(d) Because he has fired toy guns in the arcade in New York.

3. What happens to Charley's drum in the fighting?
(a) It is stepped on by a horse.
(b) It is destroyed by a bullet.
(c) It is lost in the waves.
(d) It is scratched but not harmed.

4. Why did Jem reenlist in the army?
(a) For the bonus money.
(b) Because he is patriotic.
(c) Because he is not married.
(d) Because he was bored at home.

5. How much do soldiers in the Union Army earn?
(a) $100 per month.
(b) $77 per month.
(c) $13 per month.
(d) $4 per month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the train stop to let most of the soldiers out?

2. Astride the horse, Charley falls asleep and dreams that he and Johnny are what?

3. What is Con's last name?

4. What two sides fought in the Civil War?

5. Con tells Charley that he can become what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Charley really?

2. What does Jem Miller warn Charley not to include in his letter to Noreen?

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

4. In Chapter 7, how does the Confederate Army trick the Union Army at Sanders Field?

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

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

7. What does Michael Demarest say he will do if Charley does not stop fighting?

8. Where there any policewomen in Charley's time?

9. Where do most of the soldiers get off the train?

10. What rank has Jem Miller been promoted to in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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