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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. How does Henry's question about his bravery continue?

2. What would Henry like to find by looking into the eyes of a corpse?

3. What brings Henry out of his stupor?

4. Why is Henry jealous of the men leaving the battlefield?

5. What is Henry's initial reaction to the results of his first battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry realize things are not going as they should?

2. How would you describe the outcome of this first battle?

3. Explain how Henry begins to think about death.

4. Describe the situation behind the lines near the battlefield as Henry comes close to war for the first time.

5. What is the first rumor that gets started as a result of the battle?

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

7. Explain what goes through Henry's mind as he contemplates going into battle.

8. How is Henry's next encounter with the dead different from his stumbling upon the single dead soldier.

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

10. What does Henry decide nature has done with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the idealism of youth. Discuss how the lack of experience over-simplifies and makes difficult life situations seem unimportant. In the essay, include how typically young people have a sense of immortality that causes them to take risks an older person would not attempt. Give examples to back up your points.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay on the difficulty of keeping guilty secrets. Using Henry's second encounter with the tattered man, write about how hard it is to keep secrets when there are countless unanswered questions. Include why people often try to hide the truth and why it usually comes to the surface eventually anyway.

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