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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. Whose rifle does Charley grab during the battle?

2. In his letter, Charley tells Noreen what?

3. Who is Con?

4. Who is Marcus?

5. Jem says that other soldiers believe what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Charley fight the other boy?

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

3. What does Jem tell Con to do on the ship?

4. What does Con recommend that Charley do to become a soldier.

5. What does incorrigible mean?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Compare and contrast the personalities of Con Sullivan and Cois McRae.

Part 2) How does Charley's view of each change over time?

Essay Topic 2

Charley's attitudes about killing change over the course of the book.

Part 1) What is Charley's attitude about killing Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel?

Part 2) How does that attitude change when he actually shoots a Confederate soldier?

Part 3) What is Charley's attitude toward killing at the end of the story? Does he believe the Confederate soldier he shot is alive or dead? How does he feel about that?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the story, Charley fights with a rival gang member, one of the Dead Rabbits. Later, he fights with Cois McRae. Charley realizes that there are "good" fights and "bad" fights.

Part 1) Was the fight with the Dead Rabbit gang member a good fight or a bad fight. Why?

Part 2) Was the second fight with Cois McRae a good fight or a bad fight? Why?

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