The Red Badge of Courage

On occasion, the regiment sees ​ (a)   in the distance and hears the ​ (b)   . The regiment comes upon a ​ (c)   . Henry continues to ​ (d)   , internally, the intelligence of the generals who are directing the troop movements, and he feels ​ (e)   toward the lieutenant who enforces troop discipline by keeping him marching in rank.

• skirmishers

• sounds of battle

• dead soldier

• challenge

• hatred

Henry considers that if he were to die quickly, he could ​ (a)   . The regiment comes upon a battle in the distance, and the men begin to prepare for battle. As the chapter ends, the loud soldier (​ (b)   ) tells ​ (c)   that he expects to ​ (d)   , and he hands Henry a ​ (e)   which he asks Henry to take to his family.

• end his anguish

• Wilson

• Henry

• die in battle

• packet

• Owen

• be a hero

• horn

Throughout most of Chapter 3, the major characters behave just as they have in Chapters 1 and 2. How so?

• Henry

• His comments represent the comments of all men in battle. He is pragmatic, somewhat boastful, but still fears death.

• Owen

• His fears persist, and his self-doubt hasn't changed. His reactions to his environment — both to the countryside and the Confederate soldiers — become predictable.

• Jim

• He continues to accept everything that happens as part of a grand plan. He shows no worry.

Why is the troop movement described in this chapter especially trying for Henry?

• all of these

• he is afraid of the known

• he is fearful of covering the same ground again and wants to reach new territory

• entering of new ground could bring with it his first taste of combat

• none of these

Answer explanation

As a soldier gains experience in covering new territory, he gains control of his fear. This pattern of reducing fear through gaining experience characterizes Henry's transition throughout the novel.

Henry's youthful confidence ​ (a)   itself in a ​ (b)   way in Chapter 3. At one point, Henry fears even the ​ (c)   in the woods, and he concludes that he and his comrades are ​ (d)   . He ​ (e)   the generals for allowing this to happen.

• strange

• shadows

• trapped

• blames

• reasserts

Which statement/thought/reaction cannot be attributed to Henry?

• "The generals were idiots to send them marching into a regular pen."

• "There was but one pair of eyes in the corps" (his).

• He thinks that he knows more about waging war than the officers do.

• His reaction is unusual for a nervous, worried young man who is anticipating an impending battle and the dangers associated with it.

Which statement is not true about Wilson?

• His comments represent the comments of all men in battle.

• He is the only one who fears death.

• His fear is a sign of normalcy.

• His comments provide some solace for Henry.

Stylistically, Crane again uses metaphor and other kinds of figurative language to develop the images which grasp the reader's mind. The regiment is represented as all of the following, except:

• a person

• a bird

• a monster

• a reptile

The reader loses sight of the fact that the regiment is a unit of​ (a)   . This continued use of ​ (b)   creates the feeling that a battle is a battle between ​ (c)   . For example, Crane describes the regiment's crossing of a river in ​ (d)   when he writes, "The regiment slid down a bank and wallowed across a little stream." These references and images symbolize ​ (e)   — monsters of fear, doubt, and loneliness, which he continues to try to suppress, but which don't retreat.

• individual men

• personification

• regimental monsters

• animal terms

• the monsters within Henry

Answer explanation

Wilson's death revelation provides additional fuel for the growth of these monsters.

Why does Crane use animal imagery to describe the elements of war, including armies and weapons?

• to reveal the monstrosity of the Confederates' treatment of slaves

• to show his disdain for war

• to separate the inhumanity of the war animal from the humanity of the individual soldier.

• all of these