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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question is Henry's first rationalization for his having run away?
(a) Hadn't the lieutenant ordered him to drop back?
(b) Weren't there a lot of others who had run before he did?
(c) Didn't he stay close enough that no one would notice him?
(d) Wasn't saving himself the same as saving a piece of the army?

2. Where does Henry's mother think he could be put to better use than in the army?
(a) in the navy
(b) as a postman
(c) in a schoolroom
(d) on the farm

3. How is the horror personified among Henry's regiment?
(a) Officers cursing the twist of fate
(b) Blood dripping from the returning soldiers
(c) Panic among the officers
(d) Comrades falling dead in front of them

4. What does Henry feel at times about the wounded men?
(a) hate
(b) revulsion
(c) confusion
(d) envy

5. What do the Union soldiers do as the Rebels advance?
(a) run for cover
(b) hold their breath
(c) say prayers
(d) ready their cartridges

Short Answer Questions

1. What describes the noises Henry hears coming from the Rebels?

2. Why does Henry begin to think it would be better to be killed?

3. What puts Henry to sleep the first night in the new camp?

4. What does Henry's friend reply to his offer to help him walk?

5. As a boy, how had Henry imagined himself ?

(see the answer key)

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