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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 29 through 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?
(a) She hears her husband calling her.
(b) She hears her baby crying.
(c) She learns there is to be a battle there.
(d) She left food cooking on the stove.

3. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?
(a) The Tories.
(b) The British and the Hessians.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The French.

4. What idea of the Corporal's for facing the enemy is met with resistance?
(a) Hiding behind rocks and bushes.
(b) Lining up.
(c) Charging.
(d) Scattering.

5. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?
(a) He fills Jonathan in on the details of the battle.
(b) He tells Jonathan it's better if he doesn't know the details.
(c) He asks Jonathan whether he has his father's permission to fight.
(d) He refuses to speak to Jonathan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

3. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?

4. Where is the battle to take place?

5. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?

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