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The Red Badge of Courage
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The Red Badge of Courage
by:
Stephen Crane
Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Chapter I
Chapters II–IV
Chapters V–VII
Chapters VIII–X
Chapters XI–XII
Chapters XIII–XV
Chapters XVI–XVII
Chapters XVIII–XIX
Chapters XX–XXII
Chapters XXIII–XXIV
Characters
Character List
Henry Fleming
Jim Conklin
Wilson
Main Ideas
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Chapter 1
Chapters 2–4
Chapters 5–7
Chapters 8–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–24
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Full Book Quiz
1.
With which regiment does Henry fight?
The
304
th
The Mass.
50
th
The N.C.
21
st
The West Georgia Sabres
2.
On which battle is
The Red Badge of Courage
loosely based?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
3.
Who is the spectral soldier?
Wilson
Jim Conklin
The lieutenant
Henry
4.
Who is the loud private?
Henry
Conklin
Murdoch
Wilson
5.
How does Henry receive his wound?
He is hit on the head by a Union soldier fleeing from battle.
He is grazed on the head by a bullet while fighting for a different regiment.
He is hit with a piece of shrapnel from an artillery shell.
He is beaten by MPs after stealing the general’s horse.
6.
What do most of the men think about the Union leadership?
That the leaders are brilliant and inspire loyalty
That the leaders mean well but are not as good as the Confederate generals
That the leaders are nitwits incapable of running a war
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?
He fights viciously and bravely.
He carries the flag after the color sergeant dies.
He kills a Confederate colonel.
He wounds Stonewall Jackson.
8.
In what year was
The Red Badge of Courage
published?
1879
1889
1893
1895
9.
Which man does Henry abandon in the woods?
The tattered soldier
The lieutenant
Wilson
McCullough
10.
Why does Henry hesitate before returning to the regiment after he flees?
He is afraid that he will be punished for desertion.
He is afraid that he will be forced to join a different regiment.
He is afraid that he will be mocked for his cowardice.
He is afraid that he will not be recognized.
11.
Who first brings the rumor that the army will move?
Wilson
Jim
Henry
The lieutenant
12.
How many prisoners do the men capture after taking the fence?
Three
Seven
Sixteen
Four
13.
How old was Stephen Crane when he died?
28
36
42
59
14.
Who takes the flag from the enemy soldiers?
Henry
Jim
Wilson
The lieutenant
15.
What does the young lieutenant do during battles?
He shoots his gun as fast as he can.
He swears and curses.
He cheers on his men.
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?
Jackass
Wildcat
Mule
Groundhog
17.
On which side does Henry fight?
The Confederacy
The Union
The Allied Expeditionary Force
The Allied Fighting Force
18.
Who kills Henry at the end of the book?
The tattered man
Wilson
An unnamed soldier
Henry does not die in the book.
19.
How did Henry’s mother feel about his enlistment?
She disapproved but gave Henry advice about how to behave.
She was thrilled and proud.
She was furious and threw him out of the house.
She was miserable, weeping and pulling her hair.
20.
Where did Crane serve as a soldier before writing
The Red Badge of Courage?
Greece
Cuba
Spain
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 squirrel
A deer
A rabbit
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?
The Bogus Brigade
A useless crew
A blue demonstration
A pack of good-for-nothings
23.
What must a soldier do in order to win “a red badge of courage?”
Escape from battle unscathed
Be wounded in battle
Kill ten men
Take prisoners of war
24.
After Henry flees from battle, what does he fear most?
That his name will become a “slang phrase” for coward in the mouths of his fellow soldiers
That his mother will learn of his cowardice and be ashamed of him
That his commanding officers will beat him
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 recent picture of himself.
The medals he has won during the war.
Nothing; Wilson is estranged from his family.
A yellow envelope.
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