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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Henry's resolve during the battle?
(a) to help the lieutenant
(b) not to move
(c) to write everyting down
(d) to look for escape

2. What do the men at the front of the unit do when they halt in some trees?
(a) bow their heads and accept death
(b) start looking for a white flag
(c) drink water and rest a moment
(d) let the men ehind them come forward

3. How do the men react to the approach of the Rebel forces?
(a) quaking in their boots
(b) darting around to be more difficult targets
(c) mostly standing still as though tied to stakes
(d) looking around for ways of escape

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

5. Who do Henry and his friend tell what they have overheard?
(a) their sergeant
(b) their lieutenant
(c) the medics
(d) their other friends in the regiment

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 starts the battle in the forest?
(a) a single gunshot
(b) a canon blast
(c) an order from the lieutenant
(d) a Rebel yell

8. What conversation do the men have about the officer who called them mule drivers?
(a) What they would do to him if they got the chance.
(b) How he ever got to be an officer.
(c) What a stupid man he is.
(d) How if they are the drivers, he is the mule.

9. What is the sound Henry hears as he fixes his eyes on a clump of trees?
(a) the Rebel yell
(b) the sound of laoding rigles
(c) a low, growling sound
(d) the song of birds

10. After Henry plants the flag in the ground, what happens?
(a) The regiment loses heart and waits to die.
(b) Henry is shot but he refuses to fall.
(c) The regiment is uplifted by the sight of the flag and charges ahead.
(d) The Rebel charge comes near enough for Henry to look them in the eye.

11. After the battle is over when Henry distinguished himself, what do he and his friend attempt to do?
(a) start a marching song
(b) keep out of sight
(c) inspire the troops
(d) help a wounded soldier

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

13. What does Wilson help Henry do?
(a) get treatment for his head injury
(b) get something to eat
(c) locate a place to sleep
(d) find another rifle

14. Where does Henry take refuge?
(a) in a cave
(b) behind a small tree
(c) behind a dead soldier
(d) under a wagon

15. What is Henry's dark thought about the enemy?
(a) to see them swallowed up by the earth
(b) to see their families weep over their bodies
(c) to see them run in terror
(d) to see their faces contorted in fear

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the lieutenant order the complaining men to do?

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

3. As the men of the regiment fight like wild animals, what happens suddenly?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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