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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 77 through 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long is Jonathan's gun in comparison to Jonathan?
(a) Slightly shorter than him.
(b) Much shorter than him.
(c) Longer than he is tall.
(d) The same height as him.

4. What does Jonathan wonder as he and the Hessians follow the sound they hear?
(a) Whether he is more afraid of the Hessians or the Americans.
(b) Whether they will be killed by a wild animal.
(c) Whether they will find food.
(d) Whether the Hessians will kill him.

5. What things does Jonathan discover in the house he and the Hessians find?
(a) A cup, a plate, and a candle.
(b) A soft bed and a hearth.
(c) Two tables and four chairs.
(d) A broom, a shovel, and an ax.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Corporal rule out an ambush from the trees?

3. What does Jonathan hear when the Hessians wake him up from his rest?

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

5. What does the boy do when he and Jonathan discover his dead parents?

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