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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 think about the town being called Rocktown?
(a) It makes sense because of all the rocks he sees.
(b) He sees a quarry which would account for the name.
(c) He's surprised that he sees no rocks.
(d) He wonders if the rocks have been recently cleared away.

2. What does Jonathan think he saw for an instant through the fog as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) A wounded soldier.
(b) A child.
(c) His father.
(d) The Corporal.

3. What is the small boy's appearance when Jonathan finds him?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is malnourished.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He is dirty.

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

5. What is Jonathan afraid of as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) That they will harm him.
(b) That they will abandon him.
(c) That he will have to continue fighting battles.
(d) That he will never see home again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan hear soon after the battle with the Hessians?

2. What does Jonathan decide to do with his own gun before leaving the house while the Hessians are asleep?

3. What type of house do Jonathan and the Hessians discover?

4. How does the Corporal try to organize the men in Rocktown as the enemy approaches?

5. What helps Jonathan when he has trouble digging up the soil to bury the boy's parents?

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