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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. What is Henry's first impression as he wakes the next morning after returning to his regiment?
(a) He cannot remember where he is.
(b) He first thinks the sleeping men are corpses.
(c) He wonders why everything is so quiet.
(d) He thinks that maybe the war is over.

2. What starts the battle in the forest?
(a) a single gunshot
(b) a canon blast
(c) an order from the lieutenant
(d) a Rebel yell

3. Who do Henry and his friend overhear on the road?
(a) two of their regiment planning to desert
(b) some Rebel officers
(c) a wounded soldier begging another soldier to shoot him
(d) the general and a major

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

5. Who is the officer who chastises the lieutenant?
(a) the one who called them mule drivers
(b) the one who carrys the battalion flag
(c) the one who advises the general
(d) the one who lost his horse

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the charge, what gives Henry momentum to keep going?

3. What begins happening all around Henry?

4. What dangerous undertaking does Henry do after the flag bearer is killed?

5. As the men of the regiment fight like wild animals, what happens suddenly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?

2. What prompts the regiment to drive on in the charge?

3. As another charge comes toward Henry's regiment, describe Henry's emotions.

4. Explain why Henry and his friend went to find a stream.

5. After the charge, when they realized they were safe, how do some of the men return to their own lines?

6. How does Henry find extra strength and courage during the charge?

7. What does Henry observe as weariness comes over his comrades?

8. How does Henry receive what becomes his red badge of courage?

9. During the next wave of battle, describe Henry's actions.

10. Describe what startles Henry when he wakes up the following morning.

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