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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116 through 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Hessians doing when Jonathan brings the boy to the house after finding his dead parents?
(a) Preparing for battle.
(b) Eating.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Talking.

2. How long is it after Jonathan leaves the house at night that he sees a light?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) One-half hour.

3. Who are the Hessians?
(a) The Tories.
(b) The Americans' allies.
(c) The British.
(d) The German-speaking enemy soldiers.

4. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?
(a) A tavern keeper.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A corporal.

5. What does Jonathan suspect about the Corporal at the campfire?
(a) That he is insane.
(b) That he followed Jonathan and the Hessians.
(c) That he is actually an enemy soldier.
(d) That he has not actually earned the rank of Corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan detect in the face of the man who accuses the Corporal of having a reputation?

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

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

4. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?

5. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

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