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Coming of Age in That Thing We Call a Heart — Quiz

Question 15 • English Language Arts 10

Read the excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage. In this excerpt, Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, receives news that his regiment will soon be in battle, and he remembers how he first enlisted. He had burned several times to enlist. Tales of great movements shook the land. They might not be distinctly Homeric, but there seemed to be much glory in them. He had read of marches, sieges, conflicts, and he had longed to see it all. His busy mind had drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds. Which statement best expresses Henry’s perspective in this excerpt?

Answer
A
War is necessary for the existence of humanity.
B
Fighting in a war allows people to repay their country.
C
Going to fight in a war will be a noble endeavor.
D
War reveals people’s best and worst qualities.

Explanation

Henry remembers longing to enlist because stories of marches, sieges, and battles seemed full of glory. His imagination pictured war as exciting and filled with dramatic deeds, so he sees going to fight as a noble, glorious endeavor. The excerpt does not suggest that war is necessary or mainly a way to repay his country.

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