Question

For what exploit was the youth praised by the colonel?
* for carrying the flag
* for getting the enemy’s flag
* for rallying the men to fight

2.
The description of Wilson changes from what to what?

* from the loud one to the assured one
* from the loud one to the friend
* from the loud one to the tattered man

3.

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below (taken from the text):

“…they [rumors] were now for the most part black creatures who flapped their wings drearily near to the ground and refused to rise on any wings of hope.”

Answer 1

For what exploit was the youth praised by the colonel? (1 point)

* for carrying the flag
* for getting the enemy’s flag
* for rallying the men to fight

2.
The description of Wilson changes from what to what? (1 point)

* from the loud one to the assured one
* from the loud one to the friend
* from the loud one to the tattered man

3.

Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below (taken from the text):

“…they [rumors] were now for the most part black creatures who flapped their wings drearily near to the ground and refused to rise on any wings of hope.”
(1 point)

* simile
* metaphor
* alliteration

4.

Choose the most accurate paraphrase for the sentence below:

“No respite was given the troops. Instead they were driven back into the fracas on the sward.”
(1 point)

* The troops had no rest, but were driven back into the woods by the sword.
* The troops had no food, but had to continue fighting in the woods.
* The troops had no rest, but had to return to the fight in the field.

5.
Identify the irony of Henry’s “red badge of courage.” (1 point)

* He was wounded by a fellow soldier after he had fled from battle.
* His wound was superficial.
* He refused to wear his badge.

6.
Identify the sample sentence below that contains a simile (taken from the text). (1 point)

* “This advance of the enemy had seemed to the youth like a ruthless hunting.”
* “He wished that it [his rifle] was an engine of annihilating power.”
* “The tormentors were flies sucking insolently at his blood…”

7.
Which of the following is a definition of theme? (1 point)

* the physical location of a story
* a recurrent image or action in a story
* a universal idea communicated in a story

8.
What color were the uniforms of the Northern army (with whom Henry fought)? (1 point)

* gray
* blue
* green

9.
What is a motif? (1 point)

* a recurrent image, action, or idea that helps to unify a story
* a universal idea communicated in a story
* impetus, or that which drives a person to act

10.
The novel ends with, “Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds.” What is this an example of? (1 point)

* symbol
* personification
* theme

Answer 2

how did you do on this