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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 does Wilson help Henry do?

2. Who is the friend that Henry notices has changed since he last saw him?

3. As the Rebels bear down on them, how does Henry feel?

4. What happens when the shooting starts?

5. What is Henry's resolve during the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry eventually get back to his regiment?

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

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

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

5. What action does Henry take when the regiment begins to show signs of running down?

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

7. What does this battle prove about the regiment?

8. Describe how the battle begins as Henry's regiment begins the charge.

9. What do Henry and his friend manage to do that boosts the morale of the Union forces to make the Rebels retreat?

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 about a student trying to rationalize away his or her not having done assigned homework. In the essay give examples of several excuses the student might make. Then point out why teachers seldom fall for such rationalizations.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about advertisements for young men and women to join the military. Give your opinion on that as a recruitment process. Include how the attractiveness of the advertisement does not include the realities of being ordered into a war zone.

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