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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 describe Jim's wounds?

2. What warning does Henry's mother give her son?

3. What happens when Henry sees a man in front of him drop his rifle and run away?

4. How does Henry see his current suffering?

5. Against whom does Henry develop a particular anger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Henry's doubts and questions linger as he waits in the camp.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the pipe smoking friend's attitude about marching and war.

8. Explain why Henry wanted to stop and observe the dead soldier.

9. How does Henry assess the race to battle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about symbols that move people emotionally or cause them to act honorably. In your essay discuss symbols that particularly move you. Describe how such symbols cause reactions in people to whom they have special meaning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about finding the good that comes out of bad situations. Explain how the Civil War, one of the darkest hours in our history, resulted in a strong unified Republic. In your essay explain what might have happened if the South had succeeded in seceding from the Union.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about living with regrets. Using Henry's regret that he was so unfeeling toward the tattered man he allowed to wander off and die alone, enlarge your essay about how everyone has some regret to live with. Discuss how to deal with regrets as Henry did, considering them a kind of learning experience.

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