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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 90 through 102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?
(a) He asks Jonathan whether he has his father's permission to fight.
(b) He refuses to speak to Jonathan.
(c) He tells Jonathan it's better if he doesn't know the details.
(d) He fills Jonathan in on the details of the battle.

2. What does Jonathan understand about the cow near the house he and the Hessians discover?
(a) It is dying.
(b) It has recently been milked.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) It needs to be millked.

3. How are the enemy soldiers arranged as they approach Rocktown?
(a) Four by four.
(b) Single file.
(c) Two by two.
(d) Three by three.

4. What question asked by the woman in Rocktown surprises Jonathan?
(a) What side they're fighting on.
(b) Where they came from.
(c) Where they're headed.
(d) Whether they're hungry.

5. What stories has Jonathan heard about what Hessians do to prisoners?
(a) Death by starvation.
(b) Torture and beheading.
(c) Hanging, jailing and enslavement.
(d) Death by firing squad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?

2. Who are the Hessians in the story?

3. What do the soldiers accuse the Corporal of after asking him about the men from Snydertown?

4. Where does Jonathan find himself soon after the battle with the Hessians?

5. How does Jonathan feel toward the Hessians when he realizes he is all alone with them?

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