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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. How does Jefferson feel about his military job?
(a) It's the only job he could find.
(b) He enjoys it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He is neutral about it.

2. What is Otto's decision at the end of his recount in Chapter 4?
(a) To take a train home.
(b) To start a family in Tennessee.
(c) To return to fighting the next morning.
(d) To go home on the ship.

3. What was the gift given to Otto when he joined the army?
(a) A quilt.
(b) A watch.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A ring.

4. Who says that Otto and the other men have simply lost their confidence?
(a) Buterbaugh.
(b) Grant.
(c) Keller.
(d) Sherman.

5. How does Otto describe the unnerving sound?
(a) "High pitched barking."
(b) "Didn't sound even partly human."
(c) "Burst of black powder."
(d) "Was louder than a parade."

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the infantry soldiers refer to the cannon detail, according to Otto?

2. How old was the boy when he left the orphanage?

3. Where does Jefferson get the item that he wears when he takes the others to see the new recruits?

4. Who says Union soldiers were happy when Confederates did not charge again?

5. Why isn't the Shiloh area meant for a mounted cavalry attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Forrest draw after joining Jefferson at his lookout point and what obstacle does he face?

2. Who explains Forrest's battle strategy and what is that strategy?

3. Who is the first narrator of Chapter 6 and what childhood memory does he recall?

4. What realization does Otto make as he watches fresh troops arrive and what does he vow to do after the realization?

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

6. Discuss the importance of Otto's watch.

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

8. What does Jefferson witness from his lookout point, and what important information does he overhear?

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

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

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