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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry begin to imagine himself?
(a) becoming a wise general
(b) receiving a special commendation
(c) lying dead on a battlefield
(d) as a leader to end all wars

2. What begins happening as runners come back out of the haze?
(a) heavy rainfall
(b) the rumors and stories
(c) orders to march
(d) canon bursts

3. What does one young man of the battalion do at the first volley?
(a) He stands up.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He runs.
(d) He covers his head with both hands.

4. Why is Henry ordered to get Jim off the road?
(a) He is walking too slow.
(b) There are holes in the road.
(c) A battery is approaching.
(d) Snipers may shoot him.

5. Who impresses Henry when he stops by the school to say good-bye?
(a) the boys on the playground
(b) the school master
(c) the mayor of the town
(d) a dark haired girl

Short Answer Questions

1. What is distant and surreal in Henry's mind?

2. What results from the order to move?

3. What new fear rises in Henry as the result of the tattered man's question about his wounds?

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

5. What does Henry wonder about seeing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Henry's moment of panic.

2. Explain Henry's concern about walking with the wounded.

3. Explain how Henry begins to think about death.

4. What is the symbolism of Henry's wounds being described as inner wounds?

5. Describe the pipe smoking friend's attitude about marching and war.

6. Describe Henry as he waits for the advancing Rebel army.

7. Describe Henry's mental condition after his first experience in battle.

8. Explain why Henry wanted to stop and observe the dead soldier.

9. How does Henry mentally separate himself from other men?

10. How successful is Henry at comparing himself to other of the troops?

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