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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. What is Henry's first impulse as he watches the battle?

2. What is the pipe smoking friend's reply when Henry asks if he might run away from battle?

3. Why does the lieutenant hold his hand away from his body?

4. How is the horror personified among Henry's regiment?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the camp react to the rumor of going to war tomorrow?

2. What motivates Henry to run back the way he had come?

3. Describe how the men began to shed their knapsacks.

4. What makes Henry think the time has come for him to find out about himself?

5. What is happening all around Henry?

6. Define the quandary Henry finds himself in after he has run from the battlefield.

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

8. How does Henry assess the race to battle?

9. How does Henry realize things are not going as they should?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a story about some time in your life when you were very afraid. Use as much imagery as you can to make the reader feel the terror that went through you at the time. Include in your story what the fear prompted you to do or if it immobilized you.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critique of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE. In your critique mention Crane's use of literary devices, his ability as a story teller, whether the novel held your interest to keep on reading, and whether you would recommend it to other readers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the difficulty of keeping guilty secrets. Using Henry's second encounter with the tattered man, write about how hard it is to keep secrets when there are countless unanswered questions. Include why people often try to hide the truth and why it usually comes to the surface eventually anyway.

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