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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 does Jonathan detect in the face of the man who accuses the Corporal of having a reputation?
(a) Triumph.
(b) Determination.
(c) Fear.
(d) Malice.

2. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?
(a) The soldier used the Corporal's gun.
(b) The soldier is wasting ammunition.
(c) The Corporal doesn't want to frighten the woman.
(d) He's afraid they'll give away their location.

3. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?
(a) Drawing water from a well.
(b) Gathering firewood.
(c) Cleaning a gun.
(d) Taking care of an infant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

2. What is Jonathan's older brother?

3. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?

4. Who are the Hessians in the story?

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

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