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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the men doing in the forest as Henry nears his regiment?
(a) looking for something to eat
(b) getting ready to sleep
(c) digging holes in the ground
(d) walking in circles

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

4. What is Henry's first impression as he wakes the next morning after returning to his regiment?
(a) He wonders why everything is so quiet.
(b) He first thinks the sleeping men are corpses.
(c) He thinks that maybe the war is over.
(d) He cannot remember where he is.

5. How does he think men perceive him?
(a) as a worm in an apple
(b) as a piece of trash
(c) as a greased pig
(d) as a mindless monkey

Short Answer Questions

1. As a victim of nature, what does Henry feel he is being denied?

2. What follows the men returning from the battlefield?

3. What happens when Henry sees a man in front of him drop his rifle and run away?

4. What unexpected action does Henry take?

5. How are the troops feeling as they are still on the move?

(see the answer key)

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