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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins happening as runners come back out of the haze?
(a) heavy rainfall
(b) the rumors and stories
(c) canon bursts
(d) orders to march

2. Where does Henry's mother think he could be put to better use than in the army?
(a) in a schoolroom
(b) as a postman
(c) on the farm
(d) in the navy

3. How does Henry describe his months in camp?
(a) monotonous
(b) beneficial
(c) exciting
(d) too short

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

5. What does Henry see that is his first encounter with the reality of war?
(a) an abandoned canon
(b) wounded soldiers coming back the other way
(c) the body of a dead soldier
(d) destroyed fields

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Henry believe that at last his chance to prove himself has come?

2. What makes it difficult for them to make out anything in front of them?

3. What warning does Henry's mother give her son?

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

5. Why does the lieutenant hold his hand away from his body?

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