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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to be happening to Henry's perception as the shooting starts?
(a) His vision blurs.
(b) He cannot see details.
(c) Everything seems sharper and clearer.
(d) He is blinded by gun powder.

2. As he comes closer to the enemy, what does Henry realize is a great opportunity?
(a) to shoot the Rebel colonel
(b) to capture the enemy flag
(c) to light a grass fire
(d) to show the men an opening

3. Who does Henry hope to impress one day?
(a) the people who live around his farm
(b) his mother and the dark haired girl
(c) the students at his old school
(d) his mother and her pastor

4. In the charge, what gives Henry momentum to keep going?
(a) the drums and bugles
(b) the red, white, and blue flag
(c) the sport of the kill
(d) the shouts of the lieutenant

5. How is this charge a turning point for the regiment?
(a) They no longer fear death.
(b) They now see that it is possible to win.
(c) They learn how to reload faster.
(d) They refuse to fight again.

6. When the colonel and other officers appear, what is he shouting?
(a) They must retreat.
(b) They must surrender.
(c) They must charge the enemy.
(d) They must take cover.

7. What does Henry learn about other men in his regiment?
(a) They were ambushed and many of them killed.
(b) They had stayed at the front the longest.
(c) They, too, got separated and are returning.
(d) They had wanted to surrender.

8. How does Henry feel about the enemy?
(a) that they are better shots than the Union soldiers
(b) that they never seem to tire
(c) that there are so many of them
(d) that they give up too easily

9. As the men of the regiment fight like wild animals, what happens suddenly?
(a) The Rebels disappear.
(b) Henry loses the flag.
(c) Henry loses his rifle.
(d) Canons start firing.

10. Describe the man who helps Henry locate his regiment?
(a) He is young and idealistic.
(b) He is a cheery and kind old man.
(c) He is stern and judgmental.
(d) He is gruff and uncompromising.

11. Why must they charge the Rebels?
(a) They are surrounded.
(b) They cannot retreat.
(c) It is getting late in the day.
(d) It is their only hope.

12. As Henry is observing the battle, what happens suddenly to frighten him?
(a) Runaway horses begin to stampede.
(b) Dark waves of men sweep out of the woods coming toward him.
(c) A bomb blast fall near him.
(d) A lieutenant rides up near where he is hiding.

13. What does his friend do to try and help Henry?
(a) help him stand
(b) check his bandage
(c) locate a rifle
(d) spoon feed him

14. As the regiment weakens, what is the effect on the lieutenant?
(a) He falls off his horse.
(b) He stops giving orders.
(c) He is less enthusiastic.
(d) He is shot in the head.

15. Who is the officer who chastises the lieutenant?
(a) the one who called them mule drivers
(b) the one who lost his horse
(c) the one who carrys the battalion flag
(d) the one who advises the general

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the officers expect to find among the men?

2. What causes the regiment to slow its advance against the Rebels?

3. Why do some of the men move back frantically?

4. What does Henry hear in the early morning?

5. What does Henry see on the faces of sleeping soldiers?

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