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"The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Test

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Question 1
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Details of the setting help you understand that during the Civil War

Question 2
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In the story, the General asked Joby if he had joined legitimately or he ran away to join. What does Joby's silence in response to the General's question about his running away tell you?

Question 3
3.

The General explains that the drummer's job is to

Question 4
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In the story, the General describes the soldiers as “wild horses on a loose rein” to explain that they are

Question 5
5.

Which statement best describes the General's attitude toward Joby?

Question 6
6.

What does solemn mean?

Question 7
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To strew is to

Question 8
8.

Legitimately means

Question 9
9.

Someone who is resolute is

Question 10
10.

What does muted mean?

Question 11
11.

Which answer(s) describe the setting?

Question 12
12.

Which answer(s) describe idioms?

Question 13
13.

Select the answer(s) that describe allusions.

Question 14
14.

Explain why the General cries before the battle.

Question 15
15.

What does the story's setting suggest about how Civil War battles got their names?

Question 16
16.

Match the following literary terms with its definition and/or example.

A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature

Question 17
17.

Match the following literary terms with its definition and/or example.

Language that appeals to the five senses

Question 18
18.

Match the following literary terms with its definition and/or example.

A thing that stands for something beyond itself

Question 19
19.

Match the following literary terms with its definition and/or example.

Where and when a story takes place

Question 20
20.

Match the following literary terms with its definition and/or example.

A kind of figure of speech in which an expression or entire phrase means something different from the literal meaning of the words in it.