Soldier's Heart Test

Charley joins the Union army because

• he wants to be a soldier like his father.

• he wants to be a man and experience war.

• he heard the tacos are amazing.

Charley and his mother believe that the war

• will be over very soon.

• is going to be long and difficult.

• will end in a Rebel victory.

Charley feels that there isn't "much of a war" at first, because

• he is sent to relieve soldiers at the frontier forts.

• his mother asks him to desert and come home.

• all the men do is drill, there is no real fighting.

At the beginning of the novel, Charley can best be characterized as

• angry and resentful.

• excited and motivated.

• afraid and doubtful.

Chapter four begins with Charley screaming: "Make it stop! Make it all stop now!" to show that

• Charley is totally unprepared for his first experience in battle.

• Charley is acting silly and childish.

• the battle is unplanned and a surprise to everyone.

"He was old in the art of crossing meadows."

What do meadows symbolize for Charley?

• His young age

• Rebel soldiers

• Facing death

Which line from chapter eight best shows that Charley has changed since he first enlisted?

• "He checked his cartridge box as he walked... and felt the fear building. Always the fear."

• "At any other time it would have been a beautiful place."

• "He has been raised with workhorses and had come to love them."

Charley gets in trouble because he

• talks about deserting and returning to Minnesota.

• trades with a rebel soldier.

• reveals that he is only 15 years old.

One of the hardships the soldiers face while they are in camp is

• attacks from rebel soldiers at night while the men are asleep.

• hunger due to officers stealing the food.

• many men becoming sick with dysentery due to unsanitary conditions.

The Battle of Gettysburg is different from previous battles because Charley

• is defending his position instead of attacking.

• finally decides to desert the army and return home.

• is finally killed in battle.