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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry's question about his bravery continue?
(a) He tries to calculate the odds of his running away.
(b) He puts it all out of his mind.
(c) He has terrible dreams of running away.
(d) He makes a joke of the idea.

2. What does Henry see his mother doing as he turns to look back?
(a) waving good-bye
(b) praying and quivering
(c) hitching up the plow horse
(d) washing clothes

3. Running down the road, what is Henry trying to do?
(a) to load his rifle
(b) to keep up with the other men
(c) to find out what is happening
(d) to keep his head down

4. How are Henry's comrades behaving in the face of imminent warfare?
(a) They give off airs of being fearless.
(b) They refuse to think about it.
(c) They tell stoies about their bravery.
(d) They keep to themselves like Henry.

5. What warning does Henry's mother give her son?
(a) to be careful what he eats
(b) to wash behind his ears
(c) to stay behind the lines
(d) to watch the company he keeps

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry wonder about seeing?

2. What rumor passing through the regiment begins the novel?

3. Against whom does Henry develop a particular anger?

4. What puts Henry to sleep the first night in the new camp?

5. How is the horror personified among Henry's regiment?

(see the answer key)

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