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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What begins happening as runners come back out of the haze?
(a) heavy rainfall
(b) the rumors and stories
(c) orders to march
(d) canon bursts

4. How does Henry describe his months in camp?
(a) monotonous
(b) beneficial
(c) too short
(d) exciting

5. How does Henry's question about his bravery continue?
(a) He puts it all out of his mind.
(b) He has terrible dreams of running away.
(c) He tries to calculate the odds of his running away.
(d) He makes a joke of the idea.

6. What awakens Henry one morning?
(a) an explosion
(b) a kick in the leg
(c) a fire in the camp
(d) a bugle

7. What destroys Henry's rationalization about nature prompting him to run?
(a) the sight of the dead man with the ants crawling over his skin
(b) a rainstorm that comes up suddenly
(c) some wounded soldiers rejoicing over the victory
(d) a squirrel being eaten by a stray cat

8. What does Henry see his mother doing as he turns to look back?
(a) hitching up the plow horse
(b) praying and quivering
(c) waving good-bye
(d) washing clothes

9. What is Henry's reply when the tattered man asks again about his wounds?
(a) that he was knocked unconscious and his head hurts
(b) that he doesn't want to talk about it
(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

10. 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

11. What warning does Henry's mother give her son?
(a) to watch the company he keeps
(b) to be careful what he eats
(c) to wash behind his ears
(d) to stay behind the lines

12. What sudden event takes place after the first retreat of the Rebels?
(a) A storm arises.
(b) The generals send new orders.
(c) They return.
(d) They are ordered to march.

13. What makes it difficult for them to make out anything in front of them?
(a) the darkness
(b) the fog
(c) the smoke
(d) the rain

14. As a victim of nature, what does Henry feel he is being denied?
(a) opportunity
(b) commendation
(c) justice
(d) pity

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a boy, how had Henry imagined himself ?

2. What happens to Henry physically as he marches on toward the battle?

3. How does Henry imagine the battle sounds he hears at night?

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

5. How does the pipe-smoking friend try to encourage Henry?

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