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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes Henry's grandiose image of himself?

2. When they stop running, what do the men begin to build?

3. Why does Henry begin to think it would be better to be killed?

4. How does Henry know that the Union forces had won this second battle?

5. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Henry's concern about walking with the wounded.

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

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

4. Describe the source of the rumor of going to battle the next day that goes through the camp.

5. How does Henry mentally separate himself from other men?

6. Explain how Henry begins to think about death.

7. Describe Henry's mental condition after his first experience in battle.

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

9. What makes Henry think the time has come for him to find out about himself?

10. Define the quandary Henry finds himself in after he has run from the battlefield.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay with the thesis that no one should be forced to go to war. n addition to soldiers who daily witness the carnage and destruction, include the civilians who are faced with trying to cope with the devastation of their land and their lives.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the loneliness of being away from home. The essay should include the psychological effects of being in unfamiliar surroundings, and how some people handle such separation better than others. Include, also, the challenges of different customs and physical surroundings in a strange place.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the emotional impact of coming up on an unexpected scene of tragedy. In your essay discuss how this happens frequently when people discover dead bodies. Include the trauma that is likely to occur to the person who finds such a ghastly thing. Add to that the immobilizing effect of such a discovery and the probable reasons it is difficult to tear one's eyes away from it.

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