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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. What happens when the Corporal invites the men to replace him?
(a) They decide not to have any leader.
(b) They put it to a vote.
(c) They remain silent.
(d) They argue.

2. What does Jonathan realize as the enemy officers get closer?
(a) That the Tories are just as bad as the Hessians.
(b) That the enemy soldiers are just like the Americans.
(c) That he has never seen an enemy soldier before.
(d) That he's incapable of killing.

3. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?
(a) A man gives him an angry look.
(b) Other men join him.
(c) The Corporal tells him to keep quiet.
(d) The enemy hears him.

4. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?
(a) He wholly supports it.
(b) He is ambivalent about it.
(c) He cautiously allows it.
(d) He forbids it.

5. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?
(a) He has never been this far from home.
(b) Many months ago.
(c) Several weeks ago.
(d) Years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers accuse the Corporal of after asking him about the men from Snydertown?

2. Who falls on top of Jonathan's gun in the midst of the battle?

3. What are the Hessians wearing as they approach the Americans?

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

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

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