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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the regiment treated on the way to Washington?
(a) feasted at each stop
(b) ignored by everyone
(c) railed by angry citizens
(d) kept out of the towns

2. Why has Henry delayed so many times from enlisting in the army?
(a) because of his mother
(b) because of his age
(c) because of his fear
(d) because of his dreams

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

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

5. What does Henry's mother do for him before he leaves?
(a) cuts his hair
(b) knits him some socks
(c) brushes his uniform
(d) bakes him some cookies

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the feeling among the regiment?

2. What does Henry see that is his first encounter with the reality of war?

3. Against whom does Henry develop a particular anger?

4. What happens when a huge swarm of soldiers retreats with stragglers heading every which way?

5. What does Henry wonder about seeing?

(see the answer key)

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