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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 begin to imagine himself?
(a) becoming a wise general
(b) lying dead on a battlefield
(c) as a leader to end all wars
(d) receiving a special commendation

2. How is the regiment treated on the way to Washington?
(a) ignored by everyone
(b) kept out of the towns
(c) railed by angry citizens
(d) feasted at each stop

3. What amazes Henry after the Rebels retreat?
(a) that he is still alive
(b) that the sky is still blue
(c) that his ears are still ringing
(d) that he cannot stand up

4. What does it feel like to Henry as he waits for the Rebels to charge?
(a) like waiting for a parade to start when the circus comes to his village
(b) like being buried alive
(c) like what he imagines the judgment day is like
(d) like suffocating in a vat of oil

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens that begins to wear on the men's nerves?

2. What are all the men doing after the battle?

3. As Henry is observing the battle, what happens suddenly to frighten him?

4. Why does Henry begin to think it would be better to be killed?

5. What starts the battle in the forest?

(see the answer key)

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