View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the man who helps Henry locate his regiment?
(a) He is gruff and uncompromising.
(b) He is a cheery and kind old man.
(c) He is young and idealistic.
(d) He is stern and judgmental.

2. What happens when Henry asks one of the soldiers what is happening?
(a) He gets stabbed with a bayonet.
(b) He gets hit in the head with a rifle butt.
(c) He is told to shut up and run.
(d) He is cursed as a deserter.

3. What question is Henry's first rationalization for his having run away?
(a) Didn't he stay close enough that no one would notice him?
(b) Hadn't the lieutenant ordered him to drop back?
(c) Weren't there a lot of others who had run before he did?
(d) Wasn't saving himself the same as saving a piece of the army?

4. After the battle is over when Henry distinguished himself, what do he and his friend attempt to do?
(a) inspire the troops
(b) help a wounded soldier
(c) keep out of sight
(d) start a marching song

5. What are the men doing in the forest as Henry nears his regiment?
(a) getting ready to sleep
(b) walking in circles
(c) looking for something to eat
(d) digging holes in the ground

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Henry and his friend overhear on the road?

2. How does Henry first feel when he realizes that the Union has won the second battle?

3. How does most of the regiment react to the news of their charge against the enemy?

4. What does Henry first blame for his guilty condition?

5. What surprises Henry about his head wound?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 336 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample