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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. What happens when the shooting starts?
(a) Henry runs away again.
(b) The Rebels jump up and run.
(c) A bugle sounds retreat.
(d) Men on the front line begin falling.

2. Who is the friend that Henry notices has changed since he last saw him?
(a) the tall soldier
(b) the singing soldier
(c) the joking soldier
(d) the loud soldier

3. As he comes closer to the enemy, what does Henry realize is a great opportunity?
(a) to shoot the Rebel colonel
(b) to capture the enemy flag
(c) to show the men an opening
(d) to light a grass fire

4. What happens when Henry asks one of the soldiers what is happening?
(a) He gets stabbed with a bayonet.
(b) He gets hit in the head with a rifle butt.
(c) He is told to shut up and run.
(d) He is cursed as a deserter.

5. What returns to Henry in his thoughts as he waits for orders?
(a) wondering about his mother
(b) the dark haired girl at his school
(c) the peacefulness of his home
(d) the mental and physical agonies he had suffered

Short Answer Questions

1. When the colonel and other officers appear, what is he shouting?

2. Why must they charge the Rebels?

3. How does Henry feel about the enemy?

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

5. Who does Henry spot as he approaches his regiment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Tell what Henry and his friend overheard on the way back from the fruitless search for water.

3. As they wait in the trenches, what happens to the silence?

4. How is Henry saved from having to tell a made-up story about his wound and separation from the group?

5. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?

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

7. After the charge, when they realized they were safe, how do some of the men return to their own lines?

8. What prompts the regiment to drive on in the charge?

9. What does this battle prove about the regiment?

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

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