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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Henry's regiment the morning he expects to be his first battle?
(a) on the banks of a river
(b) near a small Southern village
(c) among the trees at the edge of a grove
(d) on an open field

2. How does Henry know that the Union forces had won this second battle?
(a) He overheard a cavalryman talking about it.
(b) He could see it from the tree he had climbed.
(c) When the gunshots stopped, the Union was not in retreat.
(d) He could hear their cheers from where he stood.

3. What is it that Henry believes he is the only man who can see?
(a) that war is nature's way of sorting out the fittest humans
(b) that war is nature's way of duping men into being victims
(c) that war is nonsense invented by madmen
(d) that war is a game for bored civilians to play like chess

4. How does Henry imagine the battle sounds he hears at night?
(a) as two panthers fighting
(b) as thunder in the clouds
(c) as drums in a parade
(d) a red and green dragons

5. Why is Henry jealous of the men leaving the battlefield?
(a) He sees them leaving without shame.
(b) He imagines they are the chosen ones.
(c) He realizes he would have been one of them.
(d) He imagines they will get medals.

6. What puts Henry to sleep the first night in the new camp?
(a) the voices of men gathered around a fire
(b) exhaustion from the day's march
(c) reflections of fire on the wall of his tent
(d) a soldier playing a harmonica

7. Who impresses Henry when he stops by the school to say good-bye?
(a) the school master
(b) a dark haired girl
(c) the boys on the playground
(d) the mayor of the town

8. How are the troops feeling as they are still on the move?
(a) They have high hopes of reaching the front.
(b) They are happy and singing.
(c) The heat and fatigue are overwhelming,
(d) They can march like this for hours without resting.

9. How does Henry begin to imagine himself?
(a) as a leader to end all wars
(b) becoming a wise general
(c) lying dead on a battlefield
(d) receiving a special commendation

10. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?
(a) nothing happens
(b) an officers meeting
(c) a forced march to the front
(d) a parade

11. What happens when a huge swarm of soldiers retreats with stragglers heading every which way?
(a) the sun sets
(b) they move to replace them
(c) the fog lifts
(d) their tones change

12. How does he think men perceive him?
(a) as a greased pig
(b) as a mindless monkey
(c) as a worm in an apple
(d) as a piece of trash

13. What becomes Henry's grandiose image of himself?
(a) as a great orator to uplift the world
(b) as a reformer to save the world
(c) as an angel possessing perfect existence
(d) as president of the United States

14. How are Henry's comrades behaving in the face of imminent warfare?
(a) They tell stoies about their bravery.
(b) They keep to themselves like Henry.
(c) They refuse to think about it.
(d) They give off airs of being fearless.

15. When they stop running, what do the men begin to build?
(a) small fires to keep warm
(b) walls around their new camp
(c) little hills out of anything they can find
(d) log cabins for the officers

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one young man of the battalion do at the first volley?

2. What does Henry see his mother doing as he turns to look back?

3. What sudden event takes place after the first retreat of the Rebels?

4. What does Henry's mother do for him before he leaves?

5. After walking around all morning, where does the regiment go?

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