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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 other secret do Henry and his friend share?
(a) that they will all receive medals for the charge
(b) that not many of the regiment will survive the charge
(c) that after the charge they will be sent home
(d) that they will get extra pay for the charge

2. Once in position, what does Henry see?
(a) a row of Rebel canons aimed in his direction
(b) a long stretch of burned out forest
(c) a long stretch of cleared wood with flashes of rifle fire
(d) a long clearing with sandbag walls on the far side

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

4. How does Henry rationalize his railing at nature while he was on the run?
(a) Hunger made him irrational.
(b) He didn't really mean it.
(c) He had been confused and disoriented.
(d) The doomed and the damned are allowed to do it.

5. After Henry plants the flag in the ground, what happens?
(a) The Rebel charge comes near enough for Henry to look them in the eye.
(b) The regiment loses heart and waits to die.
(c) The regiment is uplifted by the sight of the flag and charges ahead.
(d) Henry is shot but he refuses to fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Major volunteer Henry's regiment to do?

2. When the orders come, where is Henry's regiment gong?

3. Why is Henry only watching the action in this latest battle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How has Wilson changed since the first days of military camp?

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