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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 question asked by the woman in Rocktown surprises Jonathan?
(a) What side they're fighting on.
(b) Whether they're hungry.
(c) Where they came from.
(d) Where they're headed.

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

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

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

5. Why does Jonathan fall behind the other soldiers on the way to the battle?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is scared.
(c) His gun is long and heavy.
(d) His legs are shorter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who holds Alexandria, Fleming and Well's Ferry at the beginning of the story?

2. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?

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

4. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?

5. How do the enemy soldiers appear to Jonathan as they approach?

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