WorksheetsEpisode of War
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
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1.
What purpose would you set for reading further after reading this selection from "An Episode of War"?
...when suddenly the lieutenant cried out and looked quickly at the man near him as if he suspected it was a case of personal assault. The others cried out also when they saw blood upon the lieutenant's sleeve.
...when suddenly the lieutenant cried out and looked quickly at the man near him as if he suspected it was a case of personal assault. The others cried out also when they saw blood upon the lieutenant's sleeve.
a)
to learn whether the lieutenant is brave or cowardly
b)
to learn what made the blood on the lieutenant's sleeve
c)
to find out who the man near the lieutenant is
d)
to learn what kinds of wounds afflict people in war
2.
According to the selection, which reasons would make you set a slow reading rate for the following passage from "Episode of War"?
His lips pursed as he drew with his sword various crevices in the heap, until brown squares of coffee ,astoundingly equal in size appeared in the blanket?
I.long sentence
II.difficult vocabulary
III.wartime setting
IV.several phrases
His lips pursed as he drew with his sword various crevices in the heap, until brown squares of coffee ,astoundingly equal in size appeared in the blanket?
I.long sentence
II.difficult vocabulary
III.wartime setting
IV.several phrases
a)
I,II, III
b)
I,III,IV
c)
II,III,IV
d)
I,II,IV
3.
Indicate what purpose would you most likely set for the selection "Episode of War"?
a)
to learn how to fight with a sword
b)
to understand more about camp cooking
c)
to learn about the Civil War
d)
to understand how messages were delivered
4.
What can you conclude about what has happened when the lieutenant is injured?
a)
He has been injured by the man near him.
b)
He has been shot by an enemy sitting in a tree.
c)
He has been injured by a sword slash.
d)
He has been shot by a stray bullet.
5.
Stephen Crane's fascination with the Civil War was one of the influences on his life and writing. Read this selection from an "Episode of War". Which of the following facts contributed to Crane's writing of this passage?
a)
Crane was born well after the Civil War had ended.
b)
Army field hospitals were unsanitary and badly supplied.
c)
Civil War vets were told Crane what it was like to be wounded.
d)
Many wounded men lost their limbs due to infection.
6.
According to "Episode of War", how do the lieutenant's comrades react to his being shot?
I. They were sympathetic
II.They are unconcerned
III.They are afraid to touch him
IV. They plan revenge on the enemy
I. They were sympathetic
II.They are unconcerned
III.They are afraid to touch him
IV. They plan revenge on the enemy
a)
I, II
b)
II, III
c)
III, IV
d)
I, III
7.
Stephen Crane's fascination with the Civil War was one of the influences on his life and writing. Which of the following facts contributed to Crane's writing of this selection?
An aide galloped furiously, dragged his horse suddenly to a halt, saluted, and presented a paper. It was, for a wonder, precisely like a historical painting.
An aide galloped furiously, dragged his horse suddenly to a halt, saluted, and presented a paper. It was, for a wonder, precisely like a historical painting.
a)
Crane examined photographs of the battle sites.
b)
Crane was a reporter before he wrote fiction.
c)
Civil War hospitals were crowded with soldiers.
d)
Crane was fascinated by the Civil War.
8.
From reading the selection, what can you conclude about soldier's feelings in wartime from this selection?
He [an officer] bound his handkerchief over the wound, scolding away in the meantime...The lieutenant hung his head, feeling, in this presence, that he did not know how to be correctly wounded.
He [an officer] bound his handkerchief over the wound, scolding away in the meantime...The lieutenant hung his head, feeling, in this presence, that he did not know how to be correctly wounded.
a)
Soldiers were enraged when they were wounded.
b)
Soldiers were frightened when they were wounded.
c)
Soldiers were unworried when they were wounded.
d)
Soldiers were ashamed when they were wounded.
9.
In "Episode of War", how do the medical people at the field hospital treat the lieutenant and his wound?
a)
They are concerned and sorry.
b)
They are irritated and impatient.
c)
They are efficient and helpful.
d)
They are confused and slow.
10.
What does the author mean by this selection from "Episode of War"?
"Let go of me", said the lieutenant, holding back wrathfully, his glance fixed upon the door of the old schoolhouse, as sinister to him as the portals of death.
"Let go of me", said the lieutenant, holding back wrathfully, his glance fixed upon the door of the old schoolhouse, as sinister to him as the portals of death.
a)
The lieutenant almost died in elementary school.
b)
The lieutenant fears dying in the army hospital.
c)
The lieutenant's schoolhouse was always scary to him.
d)
The lieutenant knows the schoolhouse is overcrowded.
11.
In which sentence is the meaning of the word 'compelled' expressed?
a)
The lieutenant wondered who had shot him.
b)
The cries of the men and horses were wild.
c)
The men insisted the lieutenant get his wound treated.
d)
The doctors were unsympathetic the lieutenant's state.
12.
Which of the following is correctly capitalized?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the civil war
c)
the civil War
d)
the Civil war
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