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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Running down the road, what is Henry trying to do?
(a) to load his rifle
(b) to keep up with the other men
(c) to keep his head down
(d) to find out what is happening

4. How does Henry's pipe-smoking friend feel about long marches?
(a) all right if there is a battle at the end of it
(b) all right if it only means a new camp
(c) all right because it is better than doing nothing
(d) all right because it keeps them in shape

5. What describes the noises Henry hears coming from the Rebels?
(a) pipes and harmonicas
(b) curses and cries of pain
(c) snarls, prayers, and cheers
(d) songs and drum beats

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches up to Henry after Jim Conklin dies?

2. As the noise of the battle grows louder, what does Henry see that confuses him?

3. What causes Henry's moment of panic?

4. Where does the bullet hit the lieutenant?

5. What does it feel like to Henry as he waits for the Rebels to charge?

(see the answer key)

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