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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. Why is Henry jealous of the men leaving the battlefield?
2. What happens the morning after the rumor of going to war was circulated around the regiment?
3. What results from the order to move?
4. What is Henry's initial reaction to the results of his first battle?
5. What is the feeling among the regiment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What motivates Henry to run back the way he had come?
2. What does Henry decide nature has done with him?
3. What particularly pleases Henry when he stops by his old school?
4. Define the quandary Henry finds himself in after he has run from the battlefield.
5. How does Henry realize things are not going as they should?
6. How successful is Henry at comparing himself to other of the troops?
7. What is the symbolism of Henry's wounds being described as inner wounds?
8. Describe Henry's mental condition after his first experience in battle.
9. What is happening all around Henry?
10. Describe how the men began to shed their knapsacks.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the importance of the red badge of courage to the theme of Stephen Crane's novel. Evaluate the title as to it effectiveness in arousing a reader to select the book. Also discuss how this badge differs from what is usually thought of as a badge of honor.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about a student trying to rationalize away his or her not having done assigned homework. In the essay give examples of several excuses the student might make. Then point out why teachers seldom fall for such rationalizations.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about finding the good that comes out of bad situations. Explain how the Civil War, one of the darkest hours in our history, resulted in a strong unified Republic. In your essay explain what might have happened if the South had succeeded in seceding from the Union.
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