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

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

4. How does Henry explain his absence from the regiment.
(a) He says his wound knocked him unconscious.
(b) He says he got separated and received a head wound.
(c) He says he was there all the time but no one saw him.
(d) He says a lieutenant sent him on an errand.

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

6. What returns to Henry in his thoughts as he waits for orders?
(a) the peacefulness of his home
(b) the mental and physical agonies he had suffered
(c) the dark haired girl at his school
(d) wondering about his mother

7. What happens as the smoke begins to clear?
(a) Henry lets go of the flag.
(b) The Rebels are charging Henry's regiment.
(c) The bugles sound another charge.
(d) The men begin to cheer.

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

9. Who does Henry spot as he approaches his regiment?
(a) Wilson
(b) the lieutenant
(c) conklin
(d) the sergeant

10. How does Henry rationalize his railing at nature while he was on the run?
(a) Hunger made him irrational.
(b) He had been confused and disoriented.
(c) He didn't really mean it.
(d) The doomed and the damned are allowed to do it.

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

12. After getting his wound treated, what does Henry do?
(a) talks to a man by the fire
(b) tries to get some sleep
(c) sits and stares into the fire
(d) begs for food and drink

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

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

15. 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) his mother and her pastor
(d) the students at his old school