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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What amazes Henry after the Rebels retreat?
(a) that the sky is still blue
(b) that his ears are still ringing
(c) that he is still alive
(d) that he cannot stand up

2. How does Henry describe Jim's wounds?
(a) like a split open watermelon
(b) like a butchered calf
(c) like his side was eaten by wolves
(d) like the hole in a doughnut

3. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?
(a) an officers meeting
(b) nothing happens
(c) a parade
(d) a forced march to the front

4. Why does the lieutenant hold his hand away from his body?
(a) so the blood wouldn't drip on his pants
(b) so he can grab his pistol quickly
(c) so everyone can see his wound
(d) so the men will turn left

5. What follows the men returning from the battlefield?
(a) military ambulance wagons
(b) horses that have lost their riders
(c) catcalls and bullets whizzing by their heads
(d) stray dogs afraid of the noise

Short Answer Questions

1. Who impresses Henry when he stops by the school to say good-bye?

2. How does Henry's pipe-smoking friend feel about long marches?

3. Who does Henry meet up with as he walks with the wounded?

4. At what is Henry's anger directed during the battle?

5. Where does the bullet hit the lieutenant?

(see the answer key)

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