Selection Quizzes (English)



1.	Why does the drummer boy wake up suddenly around midnight?
	A.	Someone has stolen his drum.
	B.	He hears a gunshot.
	C.	A peach stone falls onto his drum.
	D.	His own heartbeat wakes him.

2.	Bradbury compares the whispers of the army at night to _____.
	A.	a vast wind
	B.	a peach stone
	C.	a shield
	D.	an unnatural element

3.	How might the General describe the coming battle?
	A.	easy
	B.	chaotic
	C.	regimented
	D.	soldierly

4.	What is the General counting on the drummer boy to do during the battle?
	A.	play steady and long
	B.	play slow
	C.	refrain from playing until the opposing side is in plain sight
	D.	abandon his drum and return to his family

5.	Why does the General mention "Mr. Longfellow"?
	A.	The General thinks the drummer boy resembles Longfellow.
	B.	The General loves Longfellow's poetry.
	C.	The General counts Longfellow as a personal friend.
	D.	The General thinks the phrase "I was the drummer boy at Shiloh" is very poetic.

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