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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?
(a) A shout.
(b) A gun shot.
(c) A bell.
(d) His father calling for him.

2. Where did the Hessians previously kill many soldiers?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Long Island.

3. Why does Jonathan decide not to leave his gun on the ground in the battle in Rocktown?
(a) Because he needs it to defend himself.
(b) Because it was borrowed.
(c) Because the man who falls on it tells him to take it.
(d) Because it was expensive.

4. From what country is the foreign man who is among the soldiers with Jonathan?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Ireland.

5. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?
(a) Fire before the Corporal gives the signal.
(b) Wait to fire until the Corporal gives the signal.
(c) Begin to shout.
(d) Scatter and run.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

2. Where is the battle to take place?

3. How are the enemy soldiers arranged as they approach Rocktown?

4. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?

5. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?

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