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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. Who is the officer who chastises the lieutenant?

2. What does the lieutenant order the complaining men to do?

3. What happens that begins to wear on the men's nerves?

4. What does Henry recall while waiting for marching orders?

5. What are the men doing in the forest as Henry nears his regiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. As another charge comes toward Henry's regiment, describe Henry's emotions.

2. How does Henry distinguish himself that day?

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

4. What does Henry observe as weariness comes over his comrades?

5. How does Henry eventually get back to his regiment?

6. Where does Henry's regiment go and why?

7. What does Henry do to prevent Wilson from being reminded of how scared he was earlier?

8. During the next wave of battle, describe Henry's actions.

9. What elates Henry and his friend as they are resting safely with the regiment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about growing into maturity. Usually it is a gradual process, unlike the two day transformation of Henry. In your essay include circumstances besides war that might cause a young person to mature quickly. [e.g., parents dying in a car accident leaving an older child to care for the younger ones]

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay on the loneliness of being away from home. The essay should include the psychological effects of being in unfamiliar surroundings, and how some people handle such separation better than others. Include, also, the challenges of different customs and physical surroundings in a strange place.

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