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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What causes the regiment to slow its advance against the Rebels?
(a) orders from the lieutenant
(b) exhaustion
(c) marshes
(d) canon fire

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

4. What effect does the report of the lieutenant's chastisement have on the troops?
(a) makes them laugh
(b) raises their hopes
(c) makes them resolved to do better next time
(d) lowers their morale

5. What does Henry imagine himself doing sometime in the future?
(a) writing a book about his adventures
(b) training young soldiers in rifle shooting
(c) telling his stories by candlelight in a parlor
(d) lecturing young men on going to war

6. What dangerous undertaking does Henry do after the flag bearer is killed?
(a) He stands up and fires wildly.
(b) He takes charge of carrying the flag.
(c) He runs to inform the lieutenant.
(d) He runs into the trees to shoot whoever killed the flag bearer.

7. What other secret do Henry and his friend share?
(a) that not many of the regiment will survive the charge
(b) that they will all receive medals for the charge
(c) that they will get extra pay for the charge
(d) that after the charge they will be sent home

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

9. What do the officers expect to find among the men?
(a) carelessness
(b) desertion
(c) rebellion
(d) ignorance

10. Once in position, what does Henry see?
(a) a long stretch of burned out forest
(b) a long clearing with sandbag walls on the far side
(c) a row of Rebel canons aimed in his direction
(d) a long stretch of cleared wood with flashes of rifle fire

11. Who does Henry conclude would never rage at nature?
(a) a man who believes in God
(b) a man who doesn't think too much
(c) a man who never makes mistakes
(d) a man with a full stomach and self-respect

12. What does Henry hear in the early morning?
(a) crickets chirping
(b) bugles in many camps
(c) birds singing in the trees
(d) thunder in the distance

13. What does a higher ranking officer do to the lieutenant?
(a) Relieves him of duty.
(b) Belittles him for not going farther.
(c) Orders him to report to the general.
(d) Gives him a commendation.

14. Coming to his senses, what does Henry realize?
(a) He is back with his regiment.
(b) He has to think up some good stories to tell.
(c) He needs to find another rifle.
(d) He is starving.

15. What does Henry surmise as the men swarm toward where he is?
(a) that they are looking for him
(b) that the battle is lost
(c) that he had fallen asleep
(d) that he will be trampled

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men at the front of the unit do when they halt in some trees?

2. After Henry's performance in the battle where he had to be called back to the line, how is Henry perceived by his peers?

3. How do the men react to the approach of the Rebel forces?

4. How does Henry explain his absence from the regiment.

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

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