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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?
(a) That they are Tories.
(b) That they are Hessians.
(c) That they are British.
(d) That they are French.

2. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?
(a) He keeps stopping to nap.
(b) He keeps changing the number of men they'll be fighting.
(c) He's leading them in the wrong direction.
(d) He is drunk.

3. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?
(a) White jackets with red leggings.
(b) Red jackets with white leggings.
(c) White jackets with blue leggings.
(d) Blue jackets with white leggings.

4. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The French.
(c) The Tories.
(d) The British and the Hessians.

5. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?
(a) He says they'd be no help.
(b) He ignores the questions.
(c) He confesses that he lied about them.
(d) He says they're on their way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?

2. What type of gun does the tavern keeper give Jonathan?

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

4. Who are the Hessians in the story?

5. From what country is the foreign man who is among the soldiers with Jonathan?

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