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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who catches up to Henry after Jim Conklin dies?
(a) the general
(b) the lieutenant
(c) the field doctor
(d) the tattered man

2. When Henry meets up with a wounded man, what does the man want to know?
(a) what time it is
(b) where he was wounded
(c) where he left his rifle
(d) where he can find some water

3. What do some of the soldiers do to make marching easier?
(a) hold hands
(b) make jokes
(c) shed their knapsacks
(d) whistle

4. What does the lieutenant do to the boy who tries to run away?
(a) lets him go
(b) beats him
(c) kicks him
(d) shoots him

5. How does Henry begin to feel about the battle he had been in?
(a) that it was only a minor incident
(b) that he had not understood the danger
(c) that it was far more dnagerous than what he ran from
(d) that it had all been a dream

Short Answer Questions

1. Running down the road, what is Henry trying to do?

2. What awakens Henry one morning?

3. How does Henry imagine the battle sounds he hears at night?

4. How does he think men perceive him?

5. What is the feeling among the regiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henry's mental condition after his first experience in battle.

2. What makes Henry think the time has come for him to find out about himself?

3. How does Henry mentally separate himself from other men?

4. What particularly pleases Henry when he stops by his old school?

5. Explain Henry's concern about walking with the wounded.

6. How does the tattered man put another face on the victims of war?

7. Describe the pipe smoking friend's attitude about marching and war.

8. What is the first rumor that gets started as a result of the battle?

9. Describe Henry as he waits for the advancing Rebel army.

10. What is the reality of the situation during this first battle?

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