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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 thinks that maybe the war is over.
(b) He first thinks the sleeping men are corpses.
(c) He wonders why everything is so quiet.
(d) He cannot remember where he is.

2. What surprises Henry about his head wound?
(a) It feels like he is going to die.
(b) It is bleeding profusely.
(c) It doesn't hurt as much as he thought it would.
(d) It has blurred his vision.

3. How close is the enemy at this time?
(a) close enough to hit with a stone
(b) close enough to hear what they say
(c) close enough to fight hand to hand
(d) close enough to see their faces

4. What does a Major volunteer Henry's regiment to do?
(a) ambush the Rebels from behind
(b) return to base
(c) charge the enemy
(d) collect the bodies of the fallen

5. In the charge, what gives Henry momentum to keep going?
(a) the shouts of the lieutenant
(b) the drums and bugles
(c) the sport of the kill
(d) the red, white, and blue flag

Short Answer Questions

1. What other secret do Henry and his friend share?

2. What do Henry and his friend succeed in doing?

3. What is Henry's dark thought about the enemy?

4. What does Henry surmise as the men swarm toward where he is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As they wait in the trenches, what happens to the silence?

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

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

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

5. What does this battle prove about the regiment?

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

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

8. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?

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

10. How was Henry's reception back in the unit better than what he had hoped for?

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