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

2. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?
(a) That they are French.
(b) That they are Tories.
(c) That they are Hessians.
(d) That they are British.

3. How does the Corporal try to organize the men in Rocktown as the enemy approaches?
(a) In one line.
(b) In three lines.
(c) Hiding behind rocks and bushes.
(d) In two lines.

4. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?
(a) White jackets with blue leggings.
(b) Red jackets with white leggings.
(c) Blue jackets with white leggings.
(d) White jackets with red leggings.

5. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?
(a) A bell.
(b) His father calling for him.
(c) A shout.
(d) A gun shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many houses are there in Rocktown?

2. Why does Jonathan decide not to leave his gun on the ground in the battle in Rocktown?

3. Where did the Hessians previously kill many soldiers?

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

5. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?

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