Drummer Boy of Shiloh

Based on details from the text, what did the narrator state that Joby's role was after acknowledging that the general  "gave the orders"?

• set the pace

• stay the course

• train the slackers

• find the courage

Based on details from the text, why did the general tell Joby that he "needed him"?

• he is the entire army's sound division

• he is the brain of the army

• he is the heart of the army

• he is the muscle of the army

Based on details from the text, what did the general tell Joby was the reason that most of the innocents will get "shot out of"?

• pure enthusiasm

• pure amusement

• pure entertainment

• pure hatred

Based on details from the text, what can we infer about the general's thoughts about Owl Creek when he stated "I fear it will be full of boys again, just floating at sundown tomorrow, not caring where the tide takes them"?

• His army will be retreating from the enemy

• He knows that his army is better prepared

• Swimming should be no issue for any soldier

• The Creek will be filled with fallen soldiers

Based on details from the text, what was the reason that the general told Joby that he "cried" the night before?

• Missing his wife and children

• The fact that he was fighting for the wrong side

• Thinking of everything ahead

• The lack of food and supplies

Based on details from the text, what did the boy, Joby say that the generals brass buttons did before the genreral asked his name?

• They cried out to him

• They moved uncontrollably

• They stood still and did nothing

• They watched him

Based on details from the text, in what particular way did the boy see himself as different from the other men who "lay crazily askew in their uniforms" after stating "I got only a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield?"

• He is only fourteen years old

• He has no weapon

• He wants to obey orders

• He is stronger than every other soldier

Based on details from the text, what did the narrator reveal to be the other armies' "protection and benediction"?

• true grit

• determination

• raw youth

• will power

Based on details from the text, what emotion was the boy experiencing when the narrator stated "In silence he listened to his own heart ruffle away, away, at last gone from his ears and back in his chest again?

• fear

• indifference

• confusion

• joy

Based on details from the text, how far away was the "other army"?

• Fifty Yards

• Twenty thousand kilometers

• A mile

• An acre