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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. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?
(a) He's leading them in the wrong direction.
(b) He keeps changing the number of men they'll be fighting.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He keeps stopping to nap.

2. What does Jonathan notice about the weather on the way to the battle?
(a) There isn't a cloud in the sky.
(b) It's starting to rain.
(c) A storm is brewing.
(d) It's getting colder.

3. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?
(a) He was wounded in the shoulder.
(b) He was wounded in the foot.
(c) He was wounded in the leg.
(d) He was wounded in the arm.

4. Who are the Hessians in the story?
(a) The Americans' allies.
(b) The Americans' captives.
(c) The German-speaking allies of the British.
(d) The French-speaking allies of the British.

5. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?
(a) He ignores the questions.
(b) He says they'd be no help.
(c) He says they're on their way.
(d) He confesses that he lied about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gun does the tavern keeper give Jonathan?

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

3. What is Jonathan's older brother?

4. What promise does Jonathan make to the tavern keeper?

5. What does Jonathan detect in the face of the man who accuses the Corporal of having a reputation?

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