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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when a huge swarm of soldiers retreats with stragglers heading every which way?
(a) they move to replace them
(b) the sun sets
(c) their tones change
(d) the fog lifts

3. How does Henry first feel when he realizes that the Union has won the second battle?
(a) elated
(b) betrayed in a way
(c) confused and disbelieving
(d) afraid of what will happen to him now

4. After the pipe smoking friend leaves Henry, how does he feel?
(a) sure now that he will run away from battle
(b) sure that he will not run away
(c) proud that he has such a friend
(d) more alone than ever

5. What is Henry's initial reaction to the results of his first battle?
(a) He congratualtes himself on coming through it.
(b) He wishes he had run away.
(c) He wishes for a way to go home.
(d) He is in a daze and cannot think.

Short Answer Questions

1. What destroys Henry's rationalization about nature prompting him to run?

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

3. What follows the men returning from the battlefield?

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

5. How does Henry regard himself in comparison to the ones who stayed to fight?

(see the answer key)

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