The Red Badge of Courage - Part 1

When Henry tells his mother that he is enlisting, she —

• is proud of him

• criticizes him for not doing it sooner

• is disappointed and upset, but supportive

• says that he’s supporting the wrong side

What news did the tall soldier bring from the river?

• The enemy would be attacking soon.

• There was no more drinking water.

• The regiment would soon be moving, and a battle could follow.

• The regiment would have to stay there for several more weeks.

What was the reaction of the youthful private to the news?

• He agreed with the loud soldier.

• He was overjoyed.

• He went to his hut to think about it.

• He went to investigate the situation for himself.

What was the youth's opinion of himself after the first battle?

• He was disappointed.

• He was angry.

• He was self-satisfied.

• He was depressed.

What "impossible thing" happened after the first battle?

• Henry fainted from stress and relief.

• Henry's regiment got lost.

• The enemy attacked again.

• Henry discovered the loud soldier had been killed.

[The Officers] "neglected to stand in picturesque attitudes." What do we learn from this detail?

• The officers were negligent from the start.

• Henry didn't understand the officers' attitudes about war.

• Real war will be different from Henry's romantic dreams.

• The officers were ugly.

Which of the following is NOT a rationale that Henry uses to justify his desertion?

• All life wants to run from danger, like the squirrel in the woods.

• The other soldiers are idiots for staying at the battlefield to die.

• The war is ridiculous and unnecessary.

• There isn't anything wrong with wanting to live.

Identify the tattered man.

• He was the loud soldier after the battle.

• He was Jim Conklin.

• He was a wounded soldier in the regiment with which lost Henry walked.

• He was a dead soldier.

Why do the tattered man’s persistent questions make Henry uncomfortable?

• The tattered man asks about Henry’s “wound.” His wound is fatal, though, and he doesn't want to worry the tattered soldier.

• The tattered man asks about Jim Conklin. Henry is still uncomfortable after watching Jim fall over and die.

• The tattered man asks about Henry’s “wound.” Henry doesn’t have one, having deserted the battlefield.

• The tattered man asks what Henry thinks the enemy is. He then apologizes, saying "that was a strange thing to ask."

What do you suppose will happen to the tattered soldier after Henry leaves him?

• He will try and find Henry

• He will plan to visit Henry in the future

• He will soon die from his wounds

• He will quit the army