Quiz 1 (RBoC)

1. What does the title of this book mean? Be specific in your response, noting Henry's comments.

• The title means you are wounded in battle, and it represents you not leaving your post and taking what the war could do to you without complaining.

2. What is the importance of the tattered man? What does he represent?

• The tattered man's reaction to the battle represents what (Henry thinks) the whole army will think about the other soldiers. It was great that everyone stayed, and the army can't dream of what possessed some of the young men (aka Henry) to make them run away from their post.
  

3. What role does Henry's mother play while he is away from her?

• Henry's mother is Henry's memory of home, and the only one that is mentioned to have importance to him. Her mindset about the war represents the other side Henry doesn't think of.

4. How does Henry use the squirrel to justify his actions?

• Henry throws a pine cone at a squirrel in the forest and the squirrel dashes up a tree. He does this to show that if a normal being senses danger, they should run for safety.