A Soldier's Heart: Chapters 1-8

Charley enlists to fight in the war because

• he is following in his father's footsteps.

• he wants to be a man and experience war.

• his family needs the money.

• a regiment is being formed in his town.

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Charley and his mother believe that the war

• will be over very soon.

• will end in a Southern victory.

• is wrong.

• is going to be long and difficult.

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

• he is sent to relieve soldiers at frontier forts.

• his mother asks him to desert and come home.

• the Union is already winning the war.

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

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To leave a place without permission is to:

• Ravenous

• Churning

• Rations

• Desert

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Who left in the night when Charley's regiment approached the tree line?

• The Yankees

• The horses

• The Rebels

• Abraham Lincoln

Why did Charley believe that he will die in battle?

• Because he is a horrible shot

• Because he makes a large target

• Because he believes the odds are against him

• Because he keeps tripping on his shoes

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What is true about Charley's first experience in battle?

• He is shot in the stomach

• It was much more terrifying that he had expected

• He is amazed at the cannons when they fire

• He deserts

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During the Civil War, what term described the condition that we now call post-traumatic stress disorder?

• Shell Shock

• Soldier's Heart

• Battle Fatigue

• Rebel Rash

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A dirt hill dug for protection in battle is called;

• ravine

• dugout

• mounds

• earthworks

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When did Charley enlist in the war?

• January 1861

• June 1861

• January 1862

• June 1862

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