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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. As the men of the regiment fight like wild animals, what happens suddenly?
(a) Canons start firing.
(b) Henry loses the flag.
(c) Henry loses his rifle.
(d) The Rebels disappear.

2. What does Henry imagine himself doing sometime in the future?
(a) telling his stories by candlelight in a parlor
(b) writing a book about his adventures
(c) training young soldiers in rifle shooting
(d) lecturing young men on going to war

3. What happens when Henry asks one of the soldiers what is happening?
(a) He is cursed as a deserter.
(b) He gets hit in the head with a rifle butt.
(c) He is told to shut up and run.
(d) He gets stabbed with a bayonet.

4. What does Henry surmise as the men swarm toward where he is?
(a) that they are looking for him
(b) that he will be trampled
(c) that the battle is lost
(d) that he had fallen asleep

5. As Henry is observing the battle, what happens suddenly to frighten him?
(a) Dark waves of men sweep out of the woods coming toward him.
(b) A lieutenant rides up near where he is hiding.
(c) A bomb blast fall near him.
(d) Runaway horses begin to stampede.

Short Answer Questions

1. After getting his wound treated, what does Henry do?

2. What does Wilson help Henry do?

3. Who is the friend that Henry notices has changed since he last saw him?

4. What surprises Henry about his head wound?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What elates Henry and his friend as they are resting safely with the regiment?

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

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

4. Describe how the battle begins as Henry's regiment begins the charge.

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

6. Thinking ahead, what image comes to Henry's mind?

7. What do Henry and his friend manage to do that boosts the morale of the Union forces to make the Rebels retreat?

8. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?

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

10. How is Henry saved from having to tell a made-up story about his wound and separation from the group?

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