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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings Henry out of his stupor?
(a) A bullet whizzes by his head.
(b) He hears the Rebel war cry.
(c) Someone cries out that the enemy is coming.
(d) The lieutenant kicks him.

2. How does Henry regard himself in comparison to the ones who stayed to fight?
(a) as physically weaker than the ones who stayed
(b) as being more of a hero than they
(c) as being more stupid than his comrades
(d) as having superior intellect

3. Climbing over a fence, what does Henry discover?
(a) the ground littered with the bodies of the dead and wounded
(b) a field of tall corn he can hide in
(c) a small group of other deserters
(d) a cow he can milk to get something to fill his stomach

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

5. At what is Henry's anger directed during the battle?
(a) the lieutenants
(b) the noise
(c) the smoke
(d) the heat

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry's question about his bravery continue?

2. What does the lieutenant do to the boy who tries to run away?

3. Why does Henry wipe his eyes with his coat sleeve?

4. What results from the order to move?

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

(see the answer key)

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