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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. After the pipe smoking friend leaves Henry, how does he feel?
(a) sure now that he will run away from battle
(b) proud that he has such a friend
(c) sure that he will not run away
(d) more alone than ever

2. Instinctively, what does Henry feel about the future?
(a) He is hopelessly lost.
(b) His mother will not welcome him home.
(c) He will have to live in exile.
(d) He will work his way out of his predicament.

3. How does he think men perceive him?
(a) as a worm in an apple
(b) as a mindless monkey
(c) as a greased pig
(d) as a piece of trash

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

5. As the noise of the battle grows louder, what does Henry see that confuses him?
(a) fewer wounded
(b) a chance to slip back in unnoticed
(c) men leaving the battlefield
(d) the Rebels being pushed back

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one young man of the battalion do at the first volley?

2. What does Henry wonder about seeing?

3. What sudden event takes place after the first retreat of the Rebels?

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

5. What does Henry realize about the tattered man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the symbolism of Henry's wounds being described as inner wounds?

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

4. Explain how Henry begins to think about death.

5. What part does glory play in motivating men to join in a war?

6. How does Henry realize things are not going as they should?

7. What is Henry's problem that keeps him from returning to his regiment right away?

8. How would you describe the outcome of this first battle?

9. How does Henry assess the race to battle?

10. Describe how Henry's doubts and questions linger as he waits in the camp.

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