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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the lieutenant hold his hand away from his body?
(a) so he can grab his pistol quickly
(b) so the men will turn left
(c) so the blood wouldn't drip on his pants
(d) so everyone can see his wound

2. How does Henry regard himself in comparison to the ones who stayed to fight?
(a) as physically weaker than the ones who stayed
(b) as having superior intellect
(c) as being more of a hero than they
(d) as being more stupid than his comrades

3. What do the retreating men not see?
(a) the trees in the woods
(b) the river blocking their way
(c) the officers on horseback
(d) the men of Henry's regiment

4. What does one of Henry's tent mates ask him to do?
(a) to cover him while he rushes the line
(b) to say a prayer for him
(c) to get him to a medic
(d) to take a few things to his folks

5. Instinctively, what does Henry feel about the future?
(a) His mother will not welcome him home.
(b) He will have to live in exile.
(c) He is hopelessly lost.
(d) He will work his way out of his predicament.

6. Who catches up to Henry after Jim Conklin dies?
(a) the general
(b) the tattered man
(c) the field doctor
(d) the lieutenant

7. Who does Henry meet up with as he walks with the wounded?
(a) Jim, from his regiment
(b) the lieutenant with the wounded hand
(c) the general he saw on a horse
(d) the pipe smoking comrade

8. Against whom does Henry develop a particular anger?
(a) the tall soldier
(b) the generals
(c) himself
(d) the loud soldier

9. What is the pipe smoking friend's reply when Henry asks if he might run away from battle?
(a) He says he probably will.
(b) He says he isn't sure.
(c) He says he doesn't know.
(d) He says it isn't possible.

10. What is Henry's last view of the tattered man?
(a) headed back the wrong way
(b) falling on his face in the road
(c) falling under the wheels of a caisson
(d) walking aimlessly in a field

11. As the Union soldiers get back into position, what is happening?
(a) Fire breaks out behind them.
(b) Bugles are sounding loudly.
(c) Bullets are flying, shearing off blades of grass.
(d) The earth is shaking underneat them.

12. How has Henry always viewed himself in the world?
(a) as unimportant and useless
(b) as different from other men
(c) as less intelligent than others
(d) as one who always follows orders

13. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?
(a) nothing happens
(b) a parade
(c) an officers meeting
(d) a forced march to the front

14. As a boy, how had Henry imagined himself ?
(a) as a politician
(b) as a school teacher
(c) as a hero in wars
(d) as a gentleman farmer

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What awakens Henry one morning?

3. How does Henry begin to imagine himself?

4. What does Henry realize about the tattered man?

5. How does Henry describe his months in camp?

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