Quiz #2

Henry is referred to as "the youth" and Wilson is referred to as "the loud private." How has each character changed from the beginning of the story to now, specifically in regards to these monikers? Use specific examples from the story to support your answer.

In the beginning of the book Henry and Wilson are both young soldiers. They haven't done anything to prove themselves to the older soldiers. During the course of the book they both lose their nicknames and become men. Henry gains the respect of the older soldiers when he fought so hard he was shooting at nothing. They both gained even more respect by how they conducted their charge. Many men turned and ran of hid in the middle of the regiment, but Henry and Wilson both took the lead. Henry carried the American flag after another soldier died carring it. Wilson fired the first shot during the charge and really got everyone going. They both were very humble when they gained the respect of the vets. Niether one let it get to their head. That is why because of their great actions during battle they were both able to leave the battlefield men.

Chapter 24

The regiment is told to go back the way they just came and to rejoin the other regiments. They all joined together and marched through the valley. While they are marching Henry's mind goes back to normal and he quits thinking like he is in battle. Slowly he realizes what he just accomplished. While they are walking some of the soldiers are saying that they are going to go in behind the enemy to finish them off. Henry then thinks about how he wants to return to the soft fields and peaceful skies of home. He will return a man. Are they done fighting?

Chapter 23

The colonel came over and told them that they had to charge or be slaughtered where they were. Henry thought that many of the men would stay down, but when they herd the colonel they get up and charged. They charged the rebels on the other side of the fence. They ran up close to them and let out one last volley. They had their bayonets on and they charged the enemy line. They killed many men. Some ran and they even captured four. Some soldiers questioned the men but Henry and Wilson sat together glad to be alive. Is the battle over or will it continue?

Chapter 22

The enemy was charging quickly and Henry could see their faces as they ran toward him. For a while the lines went back and forth, neither one gaining that much ground. When the rebels were able to get behind a fence where they could shoot at the regiment and still be protected. They started to kill many men in Henry's regiment. He looked around and saw that many guys were dead or injured. He looked for Wilson and saw him still fighting. He then said that he will fight until his body lays motionless on the battlefield. Why doesn't Henry's regiment retreat to a better position?

Chapter 21

The regiment was in a sudden stillness so they turned and ran back to their lines. When they got back the other soldiers were making fun of them and saying that they failed. A colonel rode by on his horse and says that if they would have gone another hundred yards they would have been successful. So Henry and the rest of the regiment felt ashamed because they thought that they had been successful when everyone outside of their regiment said they failed. At the end of the chapter a couple of guys come running over the Henry and Wilson and say that a colonel talked to the lieutenant of their regiment and asked who carried the flag. The lieutenant said that it was Henry and that Wilson lead that whole charge. The colonel said that Henry and Wilson should both be major generals. Why was their charge a failure, they killed a lot of rebels?

Chapter 20

Henry and Wilson are arguing over who should take the flag and Henry wins the argument and takes it. They have lost a lot of men and their lieutenants were telling them to do many things. They huddled in a circle and it seemed that they were being fired upon from every direction. Henry when to the middle and held the flag with great honor. They then saw that an enemy regiment was charging them. They weren't shooting just marching at them. So they fired at the enemy regiment. Wilson looked and Henry and shouted that they were going to die for sure but Henry said no way. After the smoke cleared they saw that they enemy regiment had retreated and they had all earned their manhood. Why were they being shot at from all directions, wouldn't they be able to go back where they came from?

Chapter 19

The chapter starts with the regiment getting ready to charge the enemy. They start running through an open field toward a grove of trees where they know the rebels are. They are almost there when the rebels start firing on them and many soldiers are killed. They then stop just outside the woods and are being slaughtered. Henry starts to run forward and leads the regiment in to the begging of the trees. They are still being kill when Wilson fires the first shot. That wakes up the regiment and they all start to return fire. Henry realizes that they can't stay there or they will all die so he and Wilson start running toward a crossing. A soldier holding the American flag was shot and killed so Henry and Wilson grab the flag and start running with it toward the crossing. Where did Henry get his great courage and manhood?

Chapter 18

Henry and Wilson said that they would go and find a creek to get water. Before they left most of the other soldiers gave them their canteens to fill. The two men looked for a creek but couldn't find one so they went back to the line. On their way back they saw the general riding his horse. The general and two other men stopped by Henry and Wilson and said that there will be another charge in five minutes and that they needed more men or else they would be beat. One of the men with the general said that they could use the 304th (which is Henry's regiment) as extra support. They other man then said that the 304th fought like mule drivers and that they would very likely all die. Henry and Wilson get back to the line and say that they are going to help another regiment. Is fighting like a bunch of mule drivers a bad thing?

Chapter 17

The enemy was closing in on the regiment and Henry was sick with rage. He hated the enemy and wished that he had an engine of annihilating power. When the enemy was close Henry fought like a mad man. He fought very well with great courage. He even fell down once because he was so engrossed with the battle he lost his balance. When the enemy retreated he ran after them and stopped only because he was the only one who ran after the enemy. He continued shooting until Wilson stopped him because there were no more men to shoot at. The commander of the regiment then applauded Henry for fighting very hard and brave. He said that if he had a whole regiment like Henry they would win the war in a week. How did Henry go from running from battle to being the best fighter?

Chapter 16

They could hear musket fire up ahead when they when off the road and hunkered down in a ditch. They stayed in the ditch for awhile then they got up and when of marching through the woods. The regiment marched through the woods and argued about how bad their generals were until they got to an opening in the forest. Here they prepared for battle. While they were arguing Henry was questioned about weather he fought all day yesterday or if he ran. This brought Henry back down to everyones level because he knew he ran. Just before the chapter ends the rebel army starts shooting at Henry's regiment. Will Henry run again?

Chapter 15

Henry is walking with Wilson and is thinking about his shame because he ran from battle. He realizes that Wilson gave him and envelope before their first battle. He now realizes that he has no shame in running because he has the envelope. After a little while Wilson asks for the envelope back and Henry gives it back to him but can't think of anything to say. Henry then thinks about the stories he will tell when he gets back home and look on his mothers and the girl from the seminaries faces. Where are they going and why doesn't Henry feel shameful anymore?

Chapter 14

Henry woke upto the sound of battle in the distance and saw that Wilson was already awake and was cooking by a fire. When Wilson saw Henry he came over to look and his bandage and tried to fix it but he wasn't doing a very good job so Henry yelled at him. They went and had breakfast. While they were eating a fight almost broke out between a couple other soldiers. It was settled and no one got hurt. Wilson then said that he thought that they lost half the regiment but slowly most of the men that he thought were dead came walking to camp. They all say that they got lost like Henry and the chapter ends with Henry asking why that is important. Why did Wilson say that most of the guys he thought were dead came back saying that they got lost?

Chapter 13

While he was walking back to camp a soldier stopped him. Henry immediatly recognized the voice of Wilson. Wilson asked who he was and when he said he was Henry Wilson said that he thought he was dead. He took him into camp and asked what happened to him. Henry said that he got separated and then was shot in the head. A corporal toke over for Wilson as gourd. Wilson came back and gave Henry some coffee and bandaged his head. He then gave Henry his sleeping stuff and went to sleep next to him. Do any of the soldiers know that he ran?

Chapter 12

While Henry is walking down the road a bunch of soldiers come running out of the woods and he gets caught up in the middle of the soldiers. They are in a frenzy and won't answer any of Henry's questions. So Henry finally grabs a guy by his arm and tries to ask him a question but the guy won't answer him. He tells Henry to let go of him and when Henry doesn't he hit him on the head with his rifle. Henry then gets out of the group and almost passes out. He starts to wonder in the forest and find a pond. He is thinking about stopping and going to sleep when a soldier finds him and takes Henry to his regiment. When they get there the soldier leaves and Henry realizes he never saw his face. Who was the soldier that took Henry to his regiment?

Chapter 11

In this chapter Henry really thinks about the choice he made to run. he almost wishes that he was dead. He hears a battle going on nearby and wants to go join in, but he doesn't have a gun so he knows he can't do that. He then notices that he is really thirsty and hungry. He becomes envious of the soldiers who died before they had been tested or given a chance to run. He thinks about what the other men would say to him in camp. Where is he going?

Chapter 10

Henry and the tattered soldier are looking at Jim's body and the tattered man says that Jim was a regular jim-dandy. He says this over and over until they finally leave. So the tattered man and Henry walk together from a while then the man asks Henry where he was hit and tells him of a soldier that was shot and said that he didn't feel anything and before he knew it he was dead. The man says that he didn't know that he was shot until one of his neighbors told he was hit in the head. Finally Henry gets tired of listening to the tattered man ask him questions and tells him the leave him alone and tries to walk away from him but the man won't let him go. Why doesn't Henry just say that he isn't hit?

Chapter 9

Henry is walking with the wounded soldiers and he wishes that he to had a red badge of courage like the other wounded soldiers, when he see a man that is walking very slowly. When he catches up to the man he see that it is Jim Conklin. The tall soldier is wounded badly and is bleeding down his hands. Jim recognizes Henry and talks to him. Then the tattered soldier comes up and tell Henry that he should move Jim off the road because there is artillery coming and they wont stop for Jim. Jim then runs off the road and stops at a field. There he falls over and dies with a wound on his side that looks like wovles chewed him up. How did Jim get this wound, was it a cannon?

Quiz #1

1. What does the title of this book mean? Be specific in your response, noting Henry's comments.
It that getting shot is just like getting a red badge saying that you stayed and didn't run from the battle.

2. What is the importance of the tattered man? What does he represent?
He is what could have happened to Henry if he would have stayed and fought. He represents the soldiers Henry left behind.

3. What role does Henry's mother play while he is away from her?
She is a symbol of everything he left behind when he enlisted in the army.

4. How does Henry use the squirrel to justify his actions?
When he throws a pine cone at it, it turns and runs up a tree. He sees that and says that it shows that him running from battle was a smart thing.

Chapter 8

New character: Tattered Soldier
Henry hears gunfire and runs in the direction of the battle. He runs through a forest and goes over a wall. On the other side there are a few dead soldiers. He sees some wounded soldiers walking down a road and he follows them. A man who is wounded in the head and in the arm starts to walk with him. After a while he says that it was a good fight and that nobody ran. He then asks Henry where he was wounded at and Henry just walks away from him. Where are the soldiers going?

Chapter 7

Henry is almost sick because his regiment held. He almost wishes they would have broken so that he wouldn't be jeered at when he got back to camp. He then walks through a forest and comes to a swamp where he sees and animal catch a fish. He comes to a clearing and sees a dead soldier. The dead guy scared him and he screamed. The soldier had been there a long time and there were many ants crawling on him. Henry doesn't just turn and run away because he thinks that the soldier could get up and run after him. So he takes his time and walks around him very slowly being careful not to touch him. Why is he so afraid of the dead soldier?

Chapter 6

In the beginning of the chapter Henry is celebrating holding of the charge. Then all of a sudden he hears people yelling here they come again. Henry can't believe that they are charging again. He sees someone next to him turn and run. Again his sense of self preservation kicks in and he drops his rifle and runs away. He ran so fast that he lost his hat. He ran into a tree and fell down. He runs and soon he is all alone and he stops to watch the artillery cannons. He then sees a general and goes closer to him to hear what he is saying. He wants to tell him to retreat while he can, but he doesn't. The general then yells that they held them again and he wants to wallop the rebels. What is Henry going to do now that he ran?

Chapter 5

Henry is in the midst of an intense battle. He fires the first shot at the enemy. His mind then starts to wonder while he is shooting at the enemy and he can't really remember what all he thought about because it was very faded. He finds himself as part of a group and feels that he can't run because he is part of a brotherhood. Henry finds his inner courage and fights very well. While he is frighting he starts to look around and sees that there are many dead people around and sees people get shot. He then notices that there is other fighting going on in different parts of the forest and field. He sees the American flag and notices that the strips really are dominating. How many guys died in Henry's regiment? Were they hit hard?

Chapter 4

They stop in the fringe of a groove. Their is a battle going on just outside the trees. They see soldiers running from the battle and they say that Saunders got crushed. Then bullets start hitting the trees and a lieutenant got shot in the hand. They talk about some guys holding a flag and trying to protect it. The guys run and when they do the flag drops down. Again Henry thinks about running from battle. Why did they talk so much about the flag?

Chapter 3

The chapter starts with the whole regiment getting up and running down a dirt road. They ran for a long time before Henry started to hear some musket shots. Henry wanted to get out of the regiment but couldn't because he was boxed in. They chased the enemy through the woods and Henry saw an old house and knew that the enemy was ready for them just on the other side. Henry's sense of self preservation kicked in and he started to walk slower, but a young lieutenant told him to hurry up. They stopped just outside of the house and many of the soldiers started making walls out of stones and dirt to stop any bullets that might be heading their way. Unfortunately they kept on moving throughout the forest so they had to make new walls at each spot. The soldiers start to get antsy and don't want to walk around anymore. As the chapter ends the loud soldier tells Henry that this is his first and last battle. He looks really pale. What happened to the loud soldier?

Chapter 2

New character: Wilson
In this chapter they dont fight in the mourning so the tall soldier is getting made fun of since he said that they were going to fight. But while they are out marching a guy comes on a horse and tells their colonel what their orders are. So they go out at night and make camp behind the enemy. While they are camping Henry is still questioning his courage. he doesn't know if he will run or stay. How many soldiers moved out with Henry?

Chapter 1

The book starts in a Yankee camp during the Civil War. A tall soldier is going around camp saying that they are going into battle tomorrow. most of the people don't believe him, since he has said this before. The story then goes back in time to introduce the main character Henry. He wants to enlist in the army but his mom won't let him. So the next mourning he goes to town and enlists without her permission. When he leaves town his mom gives him a really long speech about taking care of himself. It then goes back to real time and Henry is wondering if he will run during battle. Where is the camp at?