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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What rumor passing through the regiment begins the novel?
(a) that Rebs have surrounded the camp
(b) that the war is over
(c) that Lincoln has been shot
(d) that they will fight tomorrow

3. What does Henry realize could happen to him as he runs down the road?
(a) If he falls now he will surely be trampled to death.
(b) If he stops for breath, he will never catch up.
(c) If he loses his concentration, he might get lost.
(d) If he takes a wrong turn he could be shot.

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

5. Where does Henry go to collect his thoughts?
(a) down by a stream
(b) away from camp to lie in the grass
(c) to the camp chaplain
(d) into his tent

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the bullet hit the lieutenant?

3. What is the pipe smoking friend's reply when Henry asks if he might run away from battle?

4. How are Henry's comrades behaving in the face of imminent warfare?

5. What does Henry's mother do for him before he leaves?

(see the answer key)

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