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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 tattered man
(b) the field doctor
(c) the general
(d) the lieutenant

2. What amazes Henry after the Rebels retreat?
(a) that he is still alive
(b) that the sky is still blue
(c) that his ears are still ringing
(d) that he cannot stand up

3. At what is Henry's anger directed during the battle?
(a) the lieutenants
(b) the smoke
(c) the heat
(d) the noise

4. What are the running and retreating soldiers seeking?
(a) replacement soldiers
(b) places to take cover
(c) escape from the madness
(d) comfort in numbers

5. What sudden event takes place after the first retreat of the Rebels?
(a) A storm arises.
(b) They return.
(c) They are ordered to march.
(d) The generals send new orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Henry describe Jim's wounds?

2. What does the lieutenant do to the boy who tries to run away?

3. What happens to Henry physically as he marches on toward the battle?

4. What follows the men returning from the battlefield?

5. What puts Henry to sleep the first night in the new camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Henry's moment of panic.

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

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

5. Describe the source of the rumor of going to battle the next day that goes through the camp.

6. How does Henry assess the race to battle?

7. Describe the situation behind the lines near the battlefield as Henry comes close to war for the first time.

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

9. Define the quandary Henry finds himself in after he has run from the battlefield.

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

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