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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Union soldiers do as the Rebels advance?

3. How is the regiment treated on the way to Washington?

4. How does Henry describe Jim's wounds?

5. What immobilizes Henry to prevent him for seeking out his regiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening all around Henry?

2. What does Henry want to do when he happens upon a general astride a magnificent horse?

3. What is the symbolism of Henry's wounds being described as inner wounds?

4. Explain Henry's concern about walking with the wounded.

5. What is Henry's problem that keeps him from returning to his regiment right away?

6. Discuss Henry's moment of panic.

7. Describe the pipe smoking friend's attitude about marching and war.

8. How is Henry's next encounter with the dead different from his stumbling upon the single dead soldier.

9. Describe how Henry's doubts and questions linger as he waits in the camp.

10. Describe the source of the rumor of going to battle the next day that goes through the camp.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about advertisements for young men and women to join the military. Give your opinion on that as a recruitment process. Include how the attractiveness of the advertisement does not include the realities of being ordered into a war zone.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on why there is no glamor in war. Include those combatants who do not return, those who return with physical injuries, and those who return with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to illustrate your thesis. Also include the casualties of innocent civilians.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE is not just a Civil War story but rather a story about the effects of war on young, impressionable minds. In your essay explain how this story could be set during any war in the history of the world.

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