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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. What type of gun does the tavern keeper give Jonathan?
(a) A hand gun.
(b) A six-gauge shotgun.
(c) A musket.
(d) A rifle.

2. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?
(a) Blue jackets with white leggings.
(b) White jackets with blue leggings.
(c) White jackets with red leggings.
(d) Red jackets with white leggings.

3. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?
(a) That they are French.
(b) That they are Hessians.
(c) That they are Tories.
(d) That they are British.

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

5. Where does Jonathan go to find out information about the ringing of the bell?
(a) The town meeting hall.
(b) The church.
(c) The tavern.
(d) The school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the British in the story?

2. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?

3. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?

4. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?

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

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