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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a Major volunteer Henry's regiment to do?
(a) charge the enemy
(b) ambush the Rebels from behind
(c) collect the bodies of the fallen
(d) return to base

2. What does Henry first blame for his guilty condition?
(a) the man in front of him who ran
(b) the generals
(c) consequences
(d) circumstances

3. As Henry is observing the battle, what happens suddenly to frighten him?
(a) A bomb blast fall near him.
(b) Runaway horses begin to stampede.
(c) Dark waves of men sweep out of the woods coming toward him.
(d) A lieutenant rides up near where he is hiding.

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

5. What other secret do Henry and his friend share?
(a) that after the charge they will be sent home
(b) that they will all receive medals for the charge
(c) that not many of the regiment will survive the charge
(d) that they will get extra pay for the charge

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Describe the man who helps Henry locate his regiment?

4. Who do Henry and his friend tell what they have overheard?

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

(see the answer key)

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