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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 is Henry's dark thought about the enemy?

2. What happens that begins to wear on the men's nerves?

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

4. After Henry plants the flag in the ground, what happens?

5. What surprises Henry about his head wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Henry and his friend went to find a stream.

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

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

4. How does Henry receive what becomes his red badge of courage?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on why there is no glamor in war. Include those combatants who do not return, those who return with physical injuries, and those who return with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to illustrate your thesis. Also include the casualties of innocent civilians.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the effects on the people soldiers leave behind when they go off to war. Begin with Henry's mother and the dark-haired girl. Then include more modern examples of this kind of separation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE is not just a Civil War story but rather a story about the effects of war on young, impressionable minds. In your essay explain how this story could be set during any war in the history of the world.

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