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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. What order does the Corporal give as the enemy approaches that Jonathan is afraid he won't be able to follow?
(a) Aiming low.
(b) Being among the first to fire.
(c) Shooting to kill.
(d) Firing two rounds a minute.

2. What does Jonathan do soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) He searches for the Hessians.
(b) He searches for his comrades.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) He cleans and reloads his gun.

3. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?
(a) A young Hessian.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) The Corporal.
(d) Jonathan's father's friend.

4. Who are the Tories in the story?
(a) American allies.
(b) The German-speaking allies of the British.
(c) American traitors.
(d) The British.

5. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?
(a) His fingers bleed from the blisters.
(b) His fingers remain in position as if he is holding the gun.
(c) His fingers become frostbitten.
(d) His hands shake uncontrollably.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Jonathan's older brother?

3. What does Jonathan do when he realizes that the rest of the American soldiers soldiers have left him to fight the Hessians alone?

4. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?

5. Why does Jonathan decide not to ask any more questions about the battle after talking to his father's friend?

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