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What Is His Reaction To Jim Conklin's Main Theme?
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Chapter One
1. What army was seen upon a riverbank at the novel's opening?
2. What was the general reaction to Jim Conklin's rumor? A) despair B) arguing C) complaining D) fright
3. When Mrs. Fleming said, "'Henry, don't you be a fool,'" she was attempting to persuade Henry not to A) follow in his father's footsteps. B) join the army. C) dream so much about heroic deeds. D) be a coward in conflict.
4. On his way to Washington, which food was not served? A) bread and cold meats B) coffee C) pickles and cheese D) chocolate cake and ice cream.
5. What was Henry's reaction to veterans? A) He believed them. B) He suspected them. C) He confided in them. D) He reported them.
6. Jim's response to Henry's question about running in
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Battle was compared to what? A) colored apparel B) a wave upon a rock C) two bolts from Zeus clanging one another D) a grinding machine
76. "He must go close and see it produce ________."
77. "In this place the youth felt that he was an ______. This forgotten part of the battleground was owned by the dead men, and he hurried, in the vague apprehension that one of the swollen forms would rise and tell him to ________."
78. The forgotten spot where Henry encountered ____ corpses was not a place where he would longingly look into their eyes as he did with the other dead ____ soldier. A) three, Confederate B) four, Rebels C) five, Union D) six, New York
79. "One [of the wounded] was swearing that he had been shot in the arm through the commanding general's ________ of the army."
80. The torn bodies of the injured that the youth joined were part of what? A) an extension of war B) an extended metaphor C) the juxtaposition of opposites D) the clarity of a simile
81. T/F: Henry was quick to exchange stories of battle with the tattered man.
82. For Henry to double his speed away from the one with two wounds was an example of what? A) a defense mechanism B) passive avoidance C) active engagement D) a subtle

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