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1:  Henry Fleming enlists as a soldier for which army?

a. Independent

b. Confederate

c. Union

d. Engineers
2:  What happens when Henry engages in his first battle?

a. He engages in fighting but is overcome by guilt and remorse.

b. He helps save a fellow soldier from dying on the field.

c. He fights bravely and is wounded in the head.

d. He is overwhelmed by fear and runs from the field.
3:  Who does Henry leave in the field wounded and stumbling?

a. The Tattered Soldier

b. The tall soldier

c. The lieutenant

d. The Cheery Soldier
4:  Whose death does Henry witness in the first battle?

a. The corporal’s

b. Jim Conklin’s

c. Lieutenant Hasbrouck’s

d. The Tattered Soldier’s
5:  Henry’s head is wounded by

a. an enemy gunshot

b. his fall on the ground

c. an accidental shot by one of his fellow soldiers

d. being struck by a retreating soldier
6:  Who administers aid to Henry when he returns to his regiment?

a. Wilson and Simpson

b. Jim Conklin

c. Lieutenant Hasbrouck

d. The Tattered Soldier
7:  Henry gains courage when Wilson asks him to return the letters he's entrusted him with because he

a. has read the letters and is moved by their contents

b. is angered by the request and it makes him braver

c. realizes that Wilson is also afraid

d. is moved by the realization that Wilson trusts him with his precious objects
8:  What role in battle does Henry eventually assume with his regiment?

a. Sharpshooter

b. Drummer

c. Lieutenant

d. Color bearer
9:  Who said the following: “Where is your’n located?”

a. Wilson

b. The Tattered Soldier

c. Simpson

d. The lieutenant
10:  Who said the following: “If they keep on chasing us, by Gawd, they’d better watch out. Can’t stand too much.”

a. Henry

b. The general

c. The lieutenant

d. Jim Conklin
11:  Who said the following: “Oh, well, general, we went as far as we could.”

a. Simpson

b. The Red-Bearded Officer

c. The Cheery Soldier

d. Colonel MacChesnay
12:  Who said the following: “His fears of stupidity and incompetence reassailed him ”

a. Henry

b. The Loud Soldier

c. Crane

d. The Spectral Soldier


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