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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 commander of the new recruits that Jefferson sees arriving?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Sidney.
(c) Buell.
(d) Grant.

2. Who asks Jefferson where he can find a doctor?
(a) Luther.
(b) Otto.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Palmer.

3. What, to Lavery, is "pretty?"
(a) A skirmish in the Union's favor.
(b) Confederate girls.
(c) A Union girl.
(d) A nice meal.

4. Who insisted Jefferson attend seminary?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

5. Who sees Pettigrew die?
(a) Diffenbuch.
(b) Grissom.
(c) Luther.
(d) Lavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many new recruits does Jefferson report seeing?

2. What does Jefferson wear when he takes the others to see the new recruits?

3. Who says that Otto and the other men have simply lost their confidence?

4. Who in the 23rd Indiana offers a bit of optimism about the weather?

5. What battle site is the 23rd Indiana camp near?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why is it important for the reader to know exactly who is narrating in Chapter 6?

2. Name two of the narrators from Chapter 6. How many narrators does Chapter 6 have?

3. What information does Armory provide regarding the wounded? How does he feel about his fellow squad members?

4. Where does Otto go when he retreats from the fighting and what does he do there?

5. What is the disguise used by Jefferson and the others who accompany him to his watch post? How do they get those disguises?

6. What is the weather like for the troop in Chapter 6? How do the soldiers know a battle is nearing?

7. Discuss the importance of Otto's watch.

8. As Otto develops a new resolve, how does he define/describe the meanings of and difference between "demoralized" and "coward?"

9. Discuss the difference of opinion between Corporal Keller and Sgt. Buterbaugh over the soldiers who left the battlefield.

10. Explain the circumstances that lead to Jefferson joining the army.

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