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The Red Badge of Courage

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The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

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1. With which regiment does Henry fight?

(A) The 304th

(B) The Mass. 50th

(D) The West Georgia Sabres

2. On which battle is The Red Badge of Courage loosely based?

(A) Vicksburg

(B) Gettysburg

(D) Bull Run

3. Who is the spectral soldier?

(A) Wilson

(B) Jim Conklin

(D) Henry

4. Who is the loud private?

(A) Henry

(B) Conklin

(D) Wilson

5. How does Henry receive his wound?

(A) He is hit on the head by a Union soldier fleeing from battle

(B) He is grazed on the head by a bullet while fighting for a different regiment

(D) He is beaten by MPs after stealing the general's horse

6. What do most of the men think about the Union leadership?

(A) That the leaders are brilliant and inspire loyalty

(B) That the leaders mean well but are not as good as the Confederate generals

(D) The men do not talk much about their leaders

7. How does Henry come to be regarded as a hero in the regiment's first charge?

(A) He fights viciously and bravely

(B) He carries the flag after the color sergeant dies

(D) He wounds Stonewall Jackson

8. In what year was The Red Badge of Courage published?

(A) 1879

(B) 1889

(D) 1895

9. Which man does Henry abandon in the woods?

(A) The tattered soldier

(B) The lieutenant

(D) McCullough

10. Why does Henry hesitate before returning to the regiment after he flees?

(A) He is afraid that he will be punished for desertion

(B) He is afraid that he will be forced to join a different regiment

(D) He is afraid that he will not be recognized

11. Who first brings the rumor that the army will move?

(A) Wilson

(B) Jim

(D) The lieutenant

12. How many prisoners do the men capture after taking the fence?

(A) Three

(B) Seven

(D) Four

13. How old was Stephen Crane when he died?

(A) 28

(B) 36

(D) 59

14. Who takes the flag from the enemy soldiers?

(A) Henry

(B) Jim

(D) The lieutenant

15. What does the young lieutenant do during battles?

(A) He shoots his gun as fast as he can

(B) He swears and curses

(D) He climbs up trees to shout his orders

16. After Henry's fighting during the battle in the woods, what animal does Henry's lieutenant compare him to?

(A) Jackass

(B) Wildcat

(D) Groundhog

17. On which side does Henry fight?

(A) The Confederacy

(B) The Union

(D) The Nazis

18. Who kills Henry at the end of the book?

(A) The tattered man

(B) Wilson

(D) Henry does not die in the book

19. How did Henry's mother feel about his enlistment?

(A) She disapproved, but gave Henry advice about how to behave

(B) She was thrilled and proud

(D) She was miserable, weeping and pulling her hair

20. Where did Crane serve as a soldier before writing The Red Badge of Courage?

(A) Greece

(B) Cuba

(D) Crane never served as a soldier

21. With what animal does Henry have an encounter in the forest that helps him justify his decision to flee battle?

(A) A squirrel

(B) A deer

(D) A stray dog

22. What term does Henry use to describe his regiment when he fears that it will never see battle and is only for show?

(A) The Bogus Brigade

(B) A useless crew

(D) A pack of good-for-nothings

23. What must a soldier do in order to win “a red badge of courage?”

(A) Escape from battle unscathed

(B) Be wounded in battle

(D) Take prisoners of war

24. After Henry flees from battle, what does he fear most?

(A) That his name will become a “slang phrase” for coward in the mouths of his fellow soldiers

(B) That his mother will learn of his cowardice and be ashamed of him

(D) That he will die without an opportunity to prove his courage

25. What does Wilson ask Henry to deliver to his family should he die in battle?

(A) A recent picture of himself

(B) The medals he has won during the war

(D) A yellow envelope

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