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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who falls on top of Jonathan's gun in the midst of the battle?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Jonathan's father's friend.
(c) The Frenchman.
(d) A Hessian.

2. From what country is the foreign man who is among the soldiers with Jonathan?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?
(a) He fell to the ground.
(b) He rode away.
(c) He sat silently on the horse.
(d) The men pushed him off.

4. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?
(a) Join the soldiers.
(b) Go back to his parents.
(c) Go ahead of the soldiers and bring back information.
(d) Remain at the tavern and await further instructions.

5. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?
(a) They've heard nothing from him since he went to war.
(b) She doesn't believe what he writes in his letters from the battlefield.
(c) They've only received one letter from him since he went to war.
(d) They've received word that he was wounded in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the Corporal invites the men to replace him?

2. What is Jonathan hoping as he heads toward the sound of the bell?

3. Why does Jonathan decide not to ask any more questions about the battle after talking to his father's friend?

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

5. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?

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