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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when the shooting starts?
(a) Men on the front line begin falling.
(b) A bugle sounds retreat.
(c) Henry runs away again.
(d) The Rebels jump up and run.

4. What angers Henry this time as the battle begins?
(a) that the generals have not planned well
(b) that the insects keep buzzing around
(c) that he does not have enough ammunition
(d) that he had had no time to recuperate

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

6. What happens that begins to wear on the men's nerves?
(a) hours of dead silence from the Rebels
(b) catcalls and Rebel yells
(c) continuing rifle fire with no let up
(d) rain that fills the trenches with water

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

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

9. 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 their faces contorted in fear
(d) to see them run in terror

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

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

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

13. As the Rebels bear down on them, how does Henry feel?
(a) like a fly on a tree
(b) like a hunted animal
(c) like a man with a purpose
(d) like a charging bull

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's first impression as he wakes the next morning after returning to his regiment?

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

3. Who do Henry and his friend tell what they have overheard?

4. What returns to Henry in his thoughts as he waits for orders?

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

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