What Is His Reaction To Jim Conklin's Main Theme?
RED BADGE OF COURAGE
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 …show more content…
the face of battle indicated that Conklin could A) stretch the imagination. B) pontificate with pride. C) calculate the future. D) speculate upon options.
7. To conclude that all "untried men possessed great and correct confidence" was A) an assertion made by loud Wilson. B) a belief held by tall Jim Conklin. C) a tenant espoused in the Civil War training manuel. D) an assumption on Henry's part.
8. Cite and explain the animal metaphor in chapter one.
9. What was one of Henry's "new laws of life." A) to look out, as far as he could, for his personal comfort B) to win the mental, mathematical argument for holding steadfast C) to show his mother he was a man D) to show the sun-tanned, philosophical lot that Yanks were not scum bags
10. Henry's mother relied on whom to take care of similar women in her plight? A) men who hadn't joined the army B) the Lord C) city folk D) tithings from soldier paychecks
11. What "reality of war" was Henry learning from his army experiences? A) Hurry up and wait. B) Winning the internal war of courage over "fear and shame" were requisites to facing battle in a real war. C) Uniforms were cool to wear, especially in a procession. D) Idealistic patriotism would be met with contempt. E) He was not alone in his self-wonderment about running. Chapter Two 12. Upon discovering the falsehood of the moving-out scuttlebutt, why was Henry not relieved? A) Delays meant a postponement in the test to his courage. B) Waiting shredded the spirit. C) He would have to bond with his comrades. D) He would have to listen to Wilson.
13. What were the "red eyes" from across the river? A) Confederate camp fires across the Rappahannock. B) veteran red coats from the American Revolution. C) morning torches across the Hannarappa River. D) angry Confederate soldiers taking early-morning aim with blood-shot eyes.
14. Which animals were mentioned twice? A) dragons and monsters B) monsters and cranes C) dragons and serpents D) serpents and monsters
15. T/F: The colonel shared a cigar with the messenger horseman.
16. Henry's despondency was connected to what? A) listening to rumors B) drilling C) the ambivalence caused by his internal conflict D) moving away from the river
17. T/F: Catcalls were shouted and whistles were blown toward the farm-house young woman because of her pretty legs.
18. Which character used "lick," "thump," and "skeddadle" as part of his lexicon?
19. Which was not a part of Henry's nostalgia? A) memory of laboring with farm animals B) the barn C) the house D) memory of his temper E) fondness toward parents
20. Henry proved to be what? A) a wizard with weapons B) a mental outcast C) incapable of demonizing his plight D) quite the poker player
21. The internal bidding at the chapter's end alluded to what? A) the time soldiers would be awoken B) the rhetorical bet cast out by the loud one C) the number killed in the first skirmish D) the number of days necessary for innermost warfare to subside Chapter Three 22. Why were there "perspiration and grumblings"?
23. Why were veteran regiments "small aggregations of men"?
24. Which term or phrase did not synonymously pair up with the other two? A) mob B) moving box C) merciless government
25. What was "the Question"?
26. T/F: When feeling corraled and hearded, Henry twisted the fact of his enlistment and began to blame the government for his imagined slaughter.
27. Who first mentioned "that there was denoted a lack of purpose on the part of the generals"?
28. Why was the youth anxious to enter battle?
29. As Henry scrambled up a bank expecting to see a battle scene, which feeling did he possess? A) cowardice B) curiosity C) courage D) contempt
30. From examining the level of "ardor" in chapter one with the level of "ardor" in chapter three, which one moved like a thermometer from hot to cold? Explain.
31. Which event occurred first? A) the exchange of letters from the loud soldier to Henry B) the dialogue about useless walking
32. T/F: The chapter ended with Wilson apologizing for having kicked Henry awake earlier in the morning.
33. Similar to what occurred in Chapter Three, where battle was viewed from a hilltop, give a contemporary example where battle was viewed from afar. Chapter Four 34. Why did the Union troops in the field of battle begin running toward the reserves?
35. What caused a shower of pine needles?
36. A thousand wee and invisible axes were compared to what?
37. T/F: Henry became known to the captain of the company because the youth bandaged the lieutenant's wounded hand.
38. Which word best characterized the impact of the officers' words and actions upon the target soldiers? A) precise B) effective C) ineffective D) imprecise
39. By the chapter's end, Henry was determined to get a view of what?
40. The haze through which the reserves saw a friendly regiment engaging the enemy represented what?
41. The blue line saw in its approaching comrades the look of A) fortitude B) wild terror C) intense commitment D) benign stubbornness Chapter Five 42. Who were the "brown swarm of running men"? A) attacking Rebels B) members of the circus C) dusty deserters D) back-up troops
43. Wondering if he (Henry) had loaded his weapon was an example of A) agoraphobia B) claustrophobia C) anxiety D) paranoia
44. Concluding that Henry shot before the captain yelled "fire" would be A) a mistake B) an inference C) a proven fact D) an in-depth analysis.
45. In the following passage, which set of words are an example of alliteration? "There was a consciousness always of the presence of his comrades about him. He felt the subtle battle brotherhood more potent even than the cause for which they were fighting. It was a mysterious fraternity born of the smoke and danger of death."
46. T/F: The sounds of fire forced the youth to contemplate amputating himself from his regiment.
47. What contemporary weapon would have subdued Henry's rage?
48. Which one died? A) the lieutenant B) the soldier who couldn't reload his piece C) the captain D) the color guard
49. Which part of nature offers the best opportunity for comparing the flow of the battle? A) stars B) mountain tops C) shore line D) canyons
50. A "dirty smile" bore what?
51. Fallen bodies from the sky was an image used to reinforce what effect?
52. Noting the color of red in the victory flags of Union troops was followed by what? A) a positive connotation B) a negative connotation
53. The chapter ended with what observation about nature? A) Nature was angry with man. B) Nature was impervious to man's fiendishness. C) Nature was personified as a caring mother. D) Nature was depicted as a stern father.
54. Why didn't Henry kill any Confederate soldiers in Chapter Five?
55. The battle scene in Chapter Five depicted man as what? A) a mob without a purpose B) a sputtering motor about to stall C) a mechanical machine with each part working D) a mountain of heroes Chapter Six 56. Why did the luster fade from the eyes of the men in the 304th?
57. Endurance, skill, and valor were exaggeratingly attributed to whom?
58. Henry's retreatful running was compared to all but A) a rabbit B) a chicken C) a blind man D) a wounded dog E) an insane sprinter
59. What objects did the youth leave behind?
60. What were Henry's two opinions of the brigade that "was hurrying briskly to be gulped into the infernal mouths of the war god"?
61. T/F: Henry's prediction of impending doom for the back-up brigade turned out to be false.
62. Why was the general in a carnival of joy?
63. The action of the chapter followed what pattern for the soldiers who stayed and fought? A) reprieve, engagement, rejoice B) relief, remorse, rejection C) joy, amazement, defeat D) victory, failure, victory
64. T/F: The Rebels were defeated by a red and green monster. Chapter Seven 65. Justifying fleeing because of impending annihilation was an example of what? A) rationalization B) realization C) recognition D) remonstration
66. By seeing himself under "iron injustice," Henry saw himself as a what? A) victor B) smart soldier C) victim D) champion
67. T/F: The youth felt his punishment fit the crime.
68. "He conceived Nature to be a ________ with a deep aversion to tragedy." woman
69. What literary technique did Crane employ by attributing feelings to nature? A) Alliteration B) Personification C) Magnification D) Detachment E) Irony
70. The actions of what creature were used to elevate and align the youth's actions with the laws of nature?
71. What comment about life can be made from the actions of the ants?
72. "After a time he paused, and, breathless and panting, listened. He imagined some strange voice would come from the dead throat and squawk after him in horrible menaces." Were the voice to have materialized and spoken uninterruptingly without reply, it would have been what? A) monologue B) dialogue C) catalog to courage D) boulevard back to battle
73. Whether in battle or in the forest chapel, what was there to greet Henry? Chapter Eight 74. What effect did the panther-like clashing of the two armies have upon Henry?
75.
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
invitation
83. Fidgeting with his button was an indicator of what? A) external shame B) internal anxiety C) external uneasiness D) internal peace
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 …show more content…
the face of battle indicated that Conklin could A) stretch the imagination. B) pontificate with pride. C) calculate the future. D) speculate upon options.
7. To conclude that all "untried men possessed great and correct confidence" was A) an assertion made by loud Wilson. B) a belief held by tall Jim Conklin. C) a tenant espoused in the Civil War training manuel. D) an assumption on Henry's part.
8. Cite and explain the animal metaphor in chapter one.
9. What was one of Henry's "new laws of life." A) to look out, as far as he could, for his personal comfort B) to win the mental, mathematical argument for holding steadfast C) to show his mother he was a man D) to show the sun-tanned, philosophical lot that Yanks were not scum bags
10. Henry's mother relied on whom to take care of similar women in her plight? A) men who hadn't joined the army B) the Lord C) city folk D) tithings from soldier paychecks
11. What "reality of war" was Henry learning from his army experiences? A) Hurry up and wait. B) Winning the internal war of courage over "fear and shame" were requisites to facing battle in a real war. C) Uniforms were cool to wear, especially in a procession. D) Idealistic patriotism would be met with contempt. E) He was not alone in his self-wonderment about running. Chapter Two 12. Upon discovering the falsehood of the moving-out scuttlebutt, why was Henry not relieved? A) Delays meant a postponement in the test to his courage. B) Waiting shredded the spirit. C) He would have to bond with his comrades. D) He would have to listen to Wilson.
13. What were the "red eyes" from across the river? A) Confederate camp fires across the Rappahannock. B) veteran red coats from the American Revolution. C) morning torches across the Hannarappa River. D) angry Confederate soldiers taking early-morning aim with blood-shot eyes.
14. Which animals were mentioned twice? A) dragons and monsters B) monsters and cranes C) dragons and serpents D) serpents and monsters
15. T/F: The colonel shared a cigar with the messenger horseman.
16. Henry's despondency was connected to what? A) listening to rumors B) drilling C) the ambivalence caused by his internal conflict D) moving away from the river
17. T/F: Catcalls were shouted and whistles were blown toward the farm-house young woman because of her pretty legs.
18. Which character used "lick," "thump," and "skeddadle" as part of his lexicon?
19. Which was not a part of Henry's nostalgia? A) memory of laboring with farm animals B) the barn C) the house D) memory of his temper E) fondness toward parents
20. Henry proved to be what? A) a wizard with weapons B) a mental outcast C) incapable of demonizing his plight D) quite the poker player
21. The internal bidding at the chapter's end alluded to what? A) the time soldiers would be awoken B) the rhetorical bet cast out by the loud one C) the number killed in the first skirmish D) the number of days necessary for innermost warfare to subside Chapter Three 22. Why were there "perspiration and grumblings"?
23. Why were veteran regiments "small aggregations of men"?
24. Which term or phrase did not synonymously pair up with the other two? A) mob B) moving box C) merciless government
25. What was "the Question"?
26. T/F: When feeling corraled and hearded, Henry twisted the fact of his enlistment and began to blame the government for his imagined slaughter.
27. Who first mentioned "that there was denoted a lack of purpose on the part of the generals"?
28. Why was the youth anxious to enter battle?
29. As Henry scrambled up a bank expecting to see a battle scene, which feeling did he possess? A) cowardice B) curiosity C) courage D) contempt
30. From examining the level of "ardor" in chapter one with the level of "ardor" in chapter three, which one moved like a thermometer from hot to cold? Explain.
31. Which event occurred first? A) the exchange of letters from the loud soldier to Henry B) the dialogue about useless walking
32. T/F: The chapter ended with Wilson apologizing for having kicked Henry awake earlier in the morning.
33. Similar to what occurred in Chapter Three, where battle was viewed from a hilltop, give a contemporary example where battle was viewed from afar. Chapter Four 34. Why did the Union troops in the field of battle begin running toward the reserves?
35. What caused a shower of pine needles?
36. A thousand wee and invisible axes were compared to what?
37. T/F: Henry became known to the captain of the company because the youth bandaged the lieutenant's wounded hand.
38. Which word best characterized the impact of the officers' words and actions upon the target soldiers? A) precise B) effective C) ineffective D) imprecise
39. By the chapter's end, Henry was determined to get a view of what?
40. The haze through which the reserves saw a friendly regiment engaging the enemy represented what?
41. The blue line saw in its approaching comrades the look of A) fortitude B) wild terror C) intense commitment D) benign stubbornness Chapter Five 42. Who were the "brown swarm of running men"? A) attacking Rebels B) members of the circus C) dusty deserters D) back-up troops
43. Wondering if he (Henry) had loaded his weapon was an example of A) agoraphobia B) claustrophobia C) anxiety D) paranoia
44. Concluding that Henry shot before the captain yelled "fire" would be A) a mistake B) an inference C) a proven fact D) an in-depth analysis.
45. In the following passage, which set of words are an example of alliteration? "There was a consciousness always of the presence of his comrades about him. He felt the subtle battle brotherhood more potent even than the cause for which they were fighting. It was a mysterious fraternity born of the smoke and danger of death."
46. T/F: The sounds of fire forced the youth to contemplate amputating himself from his regiment.
47. What contemporary weapon would have subdued Henry's rage?
48. Which one died? A) the lieutenant B) the soldier who couldn't reload his piece C) the captain D) the color guard
49. Which part of nature offers the best opportunity for comparing the flow of the battle? A) stars B) mountain tops C) shore line D) canyons
50. A "dirty smile" bore what?
51. Fallen bodies from the sky was an image used to reinforce what effect?
52. Noting the color of red in the victory flags of Union troops was followed by what? A) a positive connotation B) a negative connotation
53. The chapter ended with what observation about nature? A) Nature was angry with man. B) Nature was impervious to man's fiendishness. C) Nature was personified as a caring mother. D) Nature was depicted as a stern father.
54. Why didn't Henry kill any Confederate soldiers in Chapter Five?
55. The battle scene in Chapter Five depicted man as what? A) a mob without a purpose B) a sputtering motor about to stall C) a mechanical machine with each part working D) a mountain of heroes Chapter Six 56. Why did the luster fade from the eyes of the men in the 304th?
57. Endurance, skill, and valor were exaggeratingly attributed to whom?
58. Henry's retreatful running was compared to all but A) a rabbit B) a chicken C) a blind man D) a wounded dog E) an insane sprinter
59. What objects did the youth leave behind?
60. What were Henry's two opinions of the brigade that "was hurrying briskly to be gulped into the infernal mouths of the war god"?
61. T/F: Henry's prediction of impending doom for the back-up brigade turned out to be false.
62. Why was the general in a carnival of joy?
63. The action of the chapter followed what pattern for the soldiers who stayed and fought? A) reprieve, engagement, rejoice B) relief, remorse, rejection C) joy, amazement, defeat D) victory, failure, victory
64. T/F: The Rebels were defeated by a red and green monster. Chapter Seven 65. Justifying fleeing because of impending annihilation was an example of what? A) rationalization B) realization C) recognition D) remonstration
66. By seeing himself under "iron injustice," Henry saw himself as a what? A) victor B) smart soldier C) victim D) champion
67. T/F: The youth felt his punishment fit the crime.
68. "He conceived Nature to be a ________ with a deep aversion to tragedy." woman
69. What literary technique did Crane employ by attributing feelings to nature? A) Alliteration B) Personification C) Magnification D) Detachment E) Irony
70. The actions of what creature were used to elevate and align the youth's actions with the laws of nature?
71. What comment about life can be made from the actions of the ants?
72. "After a time he paused, and, breathless and panting, listened. He imagined some strange voice would come from the dead throat and squawk after him in horrible menaces." Were the voice to have materialized and spoken uninterruptingly without reply, it would have been what? A) monologue B) dialogue C) catalog to courage D) boulevard back to battle
73. Whether in battle or in the forest chapel, what was there to greet Henry? Chapter Eight 74. What effect did the panther-like clashing of the two armies have upon Henry?
75.
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
invitation
83. Fidgeting with his button was an indicator of what? A) external shame B) internal anxiety C) external uneasiness D) internal peace