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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. What protects Charley from an onslaught of bullets?
(a) Tree stumps
(b) Dead bodies
(c) A shack
(d) Boulders

2. What is Charley's last name?
(a) Goodacre
(b) Gotchell
(c) Godfrey
(d) Goddard

3. Which of the following is not part of the uniform Charley is issued?
(a) Black pants
(b) Hat
(c) Epaulets
(d) Gray socks

4. What sound does Charley find frightening?
(a) Birds squawking
(b) Horses groaning
(c) Bullets whizzing by
(d) Men screaming

5. What do the people do when the train passes through towns?
(a) Cheer and wave
(b) Boo and hiss
(c) Sing
(d) Throw tomatoes

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Charley and his comrades marching at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. Where does Charley finally take cover?

3. When is Charley awakened?

4. What is the name of Charley's brother?

5. What do the soldiers do when they run out of bullets for practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Charley's military training.

2. Why is Charley uncomfortable with the immoral behavior of his fellow soldiers?

3. What is Charley's induction experience at Fort Snelling?

4. What do the officers tell the men after the battle which Charley knows is a lie?

5. How does Chapter 4 end?

6. What role does the issue of slavery play in Charley's perceptions about the war?

7. Describe Charley's experience on the train to Manassas.

8. How does Charley feel about the position of the Union in the war?

9. What is the main content of Charley's mother's letters to him?

10. Describe the scenario of the black woman giving a sweet roll to Charley.

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