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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry's mother do for him before he leaves?
(a) cuts his hair
(b) brushes his uniform
(c) bakes him some cookies
(d) knits him some socks

2. What unexpected action does Henry take?
(a) He starts running toward the battle sounds.
(b) He runs deeper into the woods.
(c) He circles around to get near the Rebel army.
(d) He climbs a tree to wait for the battle to come to him.

3. What do some of the soldiers do to make marching easier?
(a) whistle
(b) hold hands
(c) make jokes
(d) shed their knapsacks

4. What results from the order to move?
(a) They march for hours and set up another camp.
(b) They march into Washington for a parade.
(c) They march several miles and return to camp.
(d) They march into an ambush.

5. What is Henry's reply when the tattered man asks again about his wounds?
(a) that he doesn't want to talk about it
(b) that he was knocked unconscious and his head hurts
(c) that his wound is a broken hand that cannot fire a gun
(d) that his wound is under his shirt and the bandages stopped the bleeding

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one young man of the battalion do at the first volley?

2. What does Henry's friend reply to his offer to help him walk?

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

4. How is the horror personified among Henry's regiment?

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

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