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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51 through 63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the enemy soldiers arranged as they approach Rocktown?
(a) Single file.
(b) Two by two.
(c) Four by four.
(d) Three by three.

2. What does Jonathan see as he prepares to run away when he is alone after the battle?
(a) A Hessian soldier coming toward him.
(b) Three Hessian soldiers standing nearby.
(c) Three Hessian soldiers coming toward him.
(d) A Hessian soldier standing nearby.

3. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?
(a) The enemy hears him.
(b) A man gives him an angry look.
(c) The Corporal tells him to keep quiet.
(d) Other men join him.

4. What has happened to Jonathan's shoes as a result of the battle?
(a) One has fallen apart.
(b) There is blood on one.
(c) They are both smeared with blood.
(d) One is missing.

5. What has happened to Jonathan's clothes as a result of the battle?
(a) His sleeve is torn.
(b) His clothes are muddy.
(c) His clothes are blood-soaked.
(d) His trousers are torn in the knee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the youngest Hessian look like?

2. Who are the Hessians in the story?

3. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?

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

5. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?

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