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

2. What does Jonathan think would make him feel better while he and the Hessians are resting?
(a) If the soldiers on his side had taken Hessians prisoner.
(b) If all the soldiers on his side had gotten away from the Hessians.
(c) If all the other Hessians had been killed.
(d) If other soldiers on his side had also been taken prisoner.

3. How many houses are there in Rocktown?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Four.
(c) Forty.
(d) Six.

4. From what country is the foreign man who is among the soldiers with Jonathan?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

5. Why does Jonathan decide not to leave his gun on the ground in the battle in Rocktown?
(a) Because he needs it to defend himself.
(b) Because it was borrowed.
(c) Because the man who falls on it tells him to take it.
(d) Because it was expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?

2. What happens to Jonathan immediately following the battle with the Hessians?

3. Where did the Hessians previously kill many soldiers?

4. What strikes Jonathan about the second Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?

5. At what point does the Corporal tell the men they should start shooting the Hessians?

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