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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. After the charge, how do the men know they are safe?
2. What does a Major volunteer Henry's regiment to do?
3. What surprises Henry about his head wound?
4. When the Rebels charge them again, how does Henry now feel?
5. What does Henry recall while waiting for marching orders?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how the battle begins as Henry's regiment begins the charge.
2. Tell what Henry and his friend overheard on the way back from the fruitless search for water.
3. What action does Henry take when the regiment begins to show signs of running down?
4. During the next wave of battle, describe Henry's actions.
5. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?
6. As they wait in the trenches, what happens to the silence?
7. Describe what startles Henry when he wakes up the following morning.
8. After the charge, when they realized they were safe, how do some of the men return to their own lines?
9. How was Henry's reception back in the unit better than what he had hoped for?
10. How does Henry eventually get back to his regiment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about symbols that move people emotionally or cause them to act honorably. In your essay discuss symbols that particularly move you. Describe how such symbols cause reactions in people to whom they have special meaning.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay about living with regrets. Using Henry's regret that he was so unfeeling toward the tattered man he allowed to wander off and die alone, enlarge your essay about how everyone has some regret to live with. Discuss how to deal with regrets as Henry did, considering them a kind of learning experience.
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