The Red Badge of Courage Chapter 14 - 16

What sounds does

the youth hear upon

awaking?

• The morning bugle call to formation.

• The roosters in the field that was the food for the soldiers.

• The cries of the dying soldiers

• The splintering and blaring with the noise of

  fighting.

Use context clues to figure out what the underlined word means. An

impending splendor could be seen in the eastern sky. An icy

dew had chilled his face, and immediately upon arousing he

curled farther down into his blanket.

• about to

  occur.

• of or relating

  to a bearer of news

• marked by contemptuous boldness

• place in proper rank or position

Use context clues to figure out what the underlined word means. He swore a complicated

oath at himself. He saw that this somber picture was not a

fact of the present, but a mere prophecy.

• Of or relating

  to a bearer of news.

• Evil and disgusting.

• Being nothing more than.

• About to occur.

How does Henry's injury make

him feel?

• His head in truth was not swollen nor was it hurting he had made a miraculous recovery.

• His head, in truth, felt precisely like a melon,

  and there was an unpleasant sensation at his stomach.

• His head was bleeding, and there seemed to be no end in sight.

• Henry did not sustain a head wound but rather a gunshot wound to the arm.

How does the loud

soldier, Wilson, treat

his injured friend at

breakfast?

• The loud soldier did not rise to take care of any of the wounded soldiers.

• The loud soldier was indifferent he was doing his best to try and stay away from the injured soldiers.

• The loud young soldier did not seem to care for the injured soldiers.

• The loud young soldier watched over his

  comrade’s wants with tenderness and care.

What does Henry notice about

his friend, the loud

soldier?

• He had become louder and full of bloodlust.

• He was no more a loud young soldier. He was confident now.

• He had become quiet and he has kept to himself.

• He had not changed at all.

What does the

Henry suddenly

remember to tell his

friend?

• He tells him the truth about the battle.

• He tells him about the strange man that helped him back to the camp.

• He tells him that Jim Conklin died.

• He tells him that he had a rough time finding the camp.

What does the

youth suddenly

remember about

Wilson?

• Wilson owed him money.

• Wilson had given him an envelope in during the battle.

• Wilson had died and he noticed that he was not in the ranks with him.

• He noticed that Wilson was still sleeping.

How did it come about that despite the regiment losing about half its men during the battle, by the next day they were almost up to full strength?

• Most of the men were now drifting back to the regiment.

• The men were now being replaced with fresh recruits.

• The men had been replaced from other regiments.

• Most of the men were still sleeping.

What does the following sentence mean: He (Henry) had performed his mistakes in the dark, so he was still a man?

• He was a child but after the last battle, he had become a man.

• No one knew of his cowardice during the last battle.

• Henry was full of soot and dust, which made him invisible to the regiment.

• Henry had no idea what was going on and no one was telling him the news.