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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. 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's afraid of being sent home.
(c) He decides he'd rather not know.
(d) He's so tired he no longer cares.

2. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?
(a) He is ambivalent about it.
(b) He wholly supports it.
(c) He forbids it.
(d) He cautiously allows it.

3. What do the Hessians do to Jonathan as they begin to walk with him?
(a) Tie a rope around his waste.
(b) Blindfold him.
(c) Tie a rope around his ankle.
(d) Handcuff him.

4. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?
(a) He fell to the ground.
(b) He sat silently on the horse.
(c) The men pushed him off.
(d) He rode away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the youngest Hessian look like?

2. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?

3. What does the Corporal tell the men to do if it rains as they prepare to fight?

4. What facial feature does the tall Hessian have?

5. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?

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