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WorksheetsChickamauga
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the child acquire his idealistic attitude about war?
He learned about it from watching soldiers fight.
His mother taught him about the glories of war.
Slaves on the plantation told him stories about battles.
It was passed down to him from his father.
What kind of people were the boy’s ancestors?
Civil War veterans
hunter-gatherers
warriors, conquerors
businessmen
Which line is an example of DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION?
“[He] was happy in a new sense of freedom from control, happy in the opportunity of exploration and adventure…”
With a startled cry the child turned and fled
he made his way across and fell again upon the rear-guard of his imaginary foe, putting all to the sword
The very ground seemed in motion toward the creek.
What does the boy come across while “leading his army” in the forest?
Wounded soldiers
His dead mother
A black bear
A dying general
It is ironic that
there was a battle fought nearby
the boy’s father was a soldier
the boy is afraid of a rabbit but wants to meet a bear
the mother is worried about her child
Why does Bierce contrast the boy’s imagination with reality?
to show that war is not as awful as the boy thinks it is
to show that the soldiers were scarier than the rabbit
to show that the boy should not be left alone so much
to show the war is often glorified when it shouldn’t be
Which is an example of irony?
“The water gleamed with dashes of red…”
“…these maimed and bleeding men…to him it was a merry spectacle.”
“All their faces were singularly white and many were streaked…with red.”
“Surely such a leader never before had such a following.”
The point of view in “Chickamauga”
tells the reader about the Battle of Chickamauga
prevents the reader from knowing what is really happening
shows only the perspective of the 6 year old boy and his father
is balanced by that of an adult narrator who counterpoints the boy’s childish view
the word inarticulate means
quiet
incomprehensible
loud
gloomy
Which quote best helps the reader visualize the setting?
On his right the brook, to the left a gentle acclivity studded with infrequent trees
But he had rested, and he no longer wept.
Suddenly he saw before him a strange moving object which he took to be some large animal
Possibly his impressionable mind was half conscious of something familiar in its shambling, awkward gait.
What does the child represent in the story?
ignorance of young men unaware of war
fear of the unknown
a soldier’s fantasy
the conquered enemy
What does the mother represent in the story?
ignorance of young men unaware of war
a soldier’s fantasy
fear of the unknown
the conquered enemy
What does the rabbit represent in the story?
ignorance of young men unaware of war
a soldier’s fantasy
fear of the unknown
the conquered enemy
What does the sword represent in the story?
ignorance of young men unaware of war
a soldier’s fantasy
fear of the unknown
the conquered enemy
