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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the battle to take place?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Rocktown.
(c) Pennington.
(d) Fleming.

2. How does the Corporal suggest they approach the battle?
(a) Waiting until dark to surprise the enemy.
(b) Ambushing the enemy from a high cliff.
(c) Ambushing the enemy from the trees.
(d) Hiding out behind rocks and bushes.

3. Who are the Tories in the story?
(a) American traitors.
(b) The British.
(c) American allies.
(d) The German-speaking allies of the British.

4. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?
(a) A general.
(b) A sergeant.
(c) A corporal.
(d) A civilian.

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. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?

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

3. What does Jonathan notice about the weather on the way to the battle?

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

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

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