An Episode of War

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. What action is the lieutenant completing when he receives his injury?

A) cleaning and polishing his rifle

B) bandaging a wounded friend

C) dividing the coffee supply

D) eating his breakfast rations

2. What can the reader logically infer about the way the lieutenant is injured?

A) An enemy shooter fires from the woods nearby.

B) The recent battle resulted in him being shot.

C) A comrade accidentally shot him in the arm at close range.

D) He was shot days before but now suffers infection.

3. Of these, which detail best shows the lieutenant’s state of shock upon receiving the wound?

A) He begs loudly for help, becoming angry when no one rushes to aid him.