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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lieutenant order the complaining men to do?
(a) be quiet and save their energy
(b) get some sleep
(c) think good thoughts
(d) start moving closer to the enemy

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?
(a) as a deceiver
(b) as a war devil
(c) as a whirlwind
(d) as a coward

3. 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.

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

5. What surprises Henry about his head wound?
(a) It has blurred his vision.
(b) It feels like he is going to die.
(c) It doesn't hurt as much as he thought it would.
(d) It is bleeding profusely.

6. Why do some of the men move back frantically?
(a) looking for their lost weapons
(b) hurry to get medical attention
(c) anxous to find their friends
(d) fear of being killed outside of combat

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

8. What does the regiment know of the military machinery behind their orders to charge the Rebels?
(a) only when they will be relieved
(b) nothing
(c) all the details
(d) exactly what the final plan is

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

10. How does most of the regiment react to the news of their charge against the enemy?
(a) indifferently
(b) ralllying with anticipation
(c) with disbelief
(d) objecting loudly

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

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

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

14. When the orders come, where is Henry's regiment gong?
(a) to circle around behind the Rebel army
(b) to relieve another regiment in the trenches
(c) back to base for more training
(d) to join other regiments about to charge the Rebels

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What starts the battle in the forest?

5. What begins happening all around Henry?

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