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

2. How do the enemy soldiers appear to Jonathan as they approach?
(a) Scared.
(b) Small.
(c) Large.
(d) Ordinary sized.

3. What happens when the Corporal invites the men to replace him?
(a) They remain silent.
(b) They put it to a vote.
(c) They decide not to have any leader.
(d) They argue.

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

5. Why does the Corporal rule out an ambush from the trees?
(a) The trees aren't fit for climbing.
(b) The enemy will anticipate that strategy.
(c) The men all have rifles.
(d) The men would be too far away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?

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

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

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

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

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