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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. Who are the British in the story?
(a) The Americans' slaves.
(b) The Americans' allies.
(c) The Americans' captives.
(d) The Americans' enemies.

2. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A corporal.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A tavern keeper.

3. Why does Jonathan decide not to ask any more questions about the battle after talking to his father's friend?
(a) He decides he'd rather not know.
(b) He's so tired he no longer cares.
(c) He doesn't trust any of the other men.
(d) He's afraid of being sent home.

4. How many houses are there in Rocktown?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Forty.

5. What road do the soldiers take toward the battle?
(a) Pennington Road.
(b) Trenton Road.
(c) Alexandria Road.
(d) Fleming Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan think about the town being called Rocktown?

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

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

4. Who are the Tories in the story?

5. Why does Jonathan fall behind the other soldiers on the way to the battle?

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