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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 angers Henry this time as the battle begins?

2. Who do Henry and his friend overhear on the road?

3. As the men of the regiment fight like wild animals, what happens suddenly?

4. What is Henry's first impression as he wakes the next morning after returning to his regiment?

5. How does Henry rationalize his railing at nature while he was on the run?

Short Essay Questions

1. Tell what Henry and his friend overheard on the way back from the fruitless search for water.

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

3. What does this battle prove about the regiment?

4. What elates Henry and his friend as they are resting safely with the regiment?

5. What does Henry do to prevent Wilson from being reminded of how scared he was earlier?

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Henry's regiment go and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 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.

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