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WorksheetsSoldier's Heart Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
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.
A conflict in the novel is that Charley
goes hungry when his unit runs out of food.
is ordered to shoot horses and hates it.
mourns the loss of a close friend.
Charley's years as a soldier cause him to
look forward to marrying and raising a family.
consider taking his own life.
return to Gettysburg long after the war is over.
The setting of the final chapter is
Minnesota during the war.
The Battle of Bull Run.
Minnesota a few years after the war is over.
From the many gruesome battle scenes included in the novel, what conclusion can you draw about the novel's message?
War is traumatic and its effects can last a lifetime.
Going to war is a good way to become a man.
Teenagers are not much different from adults.
Match the following words to definitions:
Assemble
Gather together in one place
Ravenously
Very hungrily
Churning
Stirring violently
Fanfare
Loud celebration
Volley
Back-and-forth exchange
