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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Union soldiers get back into position, what is happening?
(a) The earth is shaking underneat them.
(b) Bugles are sounding loudly.
(c) Fire breaks out behind them.
(d) Bullets are flying, shearing off blades of grass.

2. Why is Henry jealous of the men leaving the battlefield?
(a) He realizes he would have been one of them.
(b) He imagines they will get medals.
(c) He sees them leaving without shame.
(d) He imagines they are the chosen ones.

3. What does one of Henry's tent mates ask him to do?
(a) to take a few things to his folks
(b) to get him to a medic
(c) to cover him while he rushes the line
(d) to say a prayer for him

4. Why does the lieutenant hold his hand away from his body?
(a) so everyone can see his wound
(b) so the blood wouldn't drip on his pants
(c) so the men will turn left
(d) so he can grab his pistol quickly

5. How are Henry's comrades behaving in the face of imminent warfare?
(a) They refuse to think about it.
(b) They tell stoies about their bravery.
(c) They give off airs of being fearless.
(d) They keep to themselves like Henry.

6. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?
(a) an officers meeting
(b) a parade
(c) nothing happens
(d) a forced march to the front

7. What does Henry realize could happen to him as he runs down the road?
(a) If he stops for breath, he will never catch up.
(b) If he takes a wrong turn he could be shot.
(c) If he loses his concentration, he might get lost.
(d) If he falls now he will surely be trampled to death.

8. After the pipe smoking friend leaves Henry, how does he feel?
(a) more alone than ever
(b) sure now that he will run away from battle
(c) proud that he has such a friend
(d) sure that he will not run away

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

10. How does Henry's question about his bravery continue?
(a) He has terrible dreams of running away.
(b) He puts it all out of his mind.
(c) He makes a joke of the idea.
(d) He tries to calculate the odds of his running away.

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

12. How does Henry know that the Union forces had won this second battle?
(a) He could see it from the tree he had climbed.
(b) He overheard a cavalryman talking about it.
(c) He could hear their cheers from where he stood.
(d) When the gunshots stopped, the Union was not in retreat.

13. What is Henry's last view of the tattered man?
(a) headed back the wrong way
(b) falling under the wheels of a caisson
(c) walking aimlessly in a field
(d) falling on his face in the road

14. After walking around all morning, where does the regiment go?
(a) back to the original camp
(b) back to Washington D. C.
(c) over near the banks of a river
(d) back to the same ground it had taken in the morning

15. What brings Henry out of his stupor?
(a) He hears the Rebel war cry.
(b) Someone cries out that the enemy is coming.
(c) The lieutenant kicks him.
(d) A bullet whizzes by his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Climbing over a fence, what does Henry discover?

2. What does Henry's mother do for him before he leaves?

3. What rumor passing through the regiment begins the novel?

4. What is Henry's reply when the tattered man asks again about his wounds?

5. Who does Henry meet up with as he walks with the wounded?

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