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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116 through 128.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan fear when he sees the light after leaving the house?
(a) That he is lost.
(b) That it is the enemy's camp.
(c) That the Hessians have followed him.
(d) That it is not real.

2. What is Jonathan's older brother?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A soldier.

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. Where does Jonathan find himself soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) Back home.
(b) In a sheltered area with the American soldiers.
(c) On the ground in the woods.
(d) Hiding in a tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan realize about his situation as he walks on the road with the Hessians?

2. What happens as Jonathan and the Hessians begin to walk?

3. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?

4. What is in the box that the boy points out to Jonathan in the house?

5. How many people does Jonathan see around the campfire?

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