The Fighting Ground | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Pages 3 through 15

1. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?

A bell.

2. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?

A soldier.

3. What is Jonathan's older brother?

A soldier.

4. Who are the British in the story?

The Americans' enemies.

5. Who are the Hessians in the story?

The German-speaking allies of the British.

6. Who are the Tories in the story?

American traitors.

7. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?

He was wounded in the leg.

8. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?

Blue jackets with white leggings.

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

He forbids it.

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

They've heard nothing from him since he went to war.

11. Where does Jonathan go to find out information...
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