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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 64 through 76.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jonathan have trouble doing as the enemy approaches in Rocktown?
(a) Raising his gun.
(b) Standing in place.
(c) Loading his gun.
(d) Fighting the urge to flee.

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

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 rode away.
(b) He fell to the ground.
(c) He sat silently on the horse.
(d) The men pushed him off.

5. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?
(a) The French.
(b) The Americans.
(c) The British and the Hessians.
(d) The Tories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jonathan's older brother?

2. What does the youngest Hessian look like?

3. How is Jonathan feeling just before the battle with the Hessians begins?

4. How is Jonathan feeling when the group of soldiers reaches the crest south of Rocktown?

5. What is Jonathan hoping as he heads toward the sound of the bell?

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