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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Henry and his friend overhear on the road?
(a) some Rebel officers
(b) two of their regiment planning to desert
(c) a wounded soldier begging another soldier to shoot him
(d) the general and a major

2. What question is Henry's first rationalization for his having run away?
(a) Wasn't saving himself the same as saving a piece of the army?
(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) Didn't he stay close enough that no one would notice him?

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) A lieutenant rides up near where he is hiding.
(d) Dark waves of men sweep out of the woods coming toward him.

4. How does Henry regard himself in comparison to the ones who stayed to fight?
(a) as being more of a hero than they
(b) as being more stupid than his comrades
(c) as physically weaker than the ones who stayed
(d) as having superior intellect

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry surmise as the men swarm toward where he is?

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

3. What other secret do Henry and his friend share?

4. How does Henry know that the Union forces had won this second battle?

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

(see the answer key)

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