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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 90 through 102.

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's afraid of being sent home.
(b) He decides he'd rather not know.
(c) He doesn't trust any of the other men.
(d) He's so tired he no longer cares.

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

3. What does the interior of the house Jonathan and the Hessians find look like?
(a) One room with a dirt floor.
(b) Two stories with a decaying staircase.
(c) One room with a tile floor.
(d) One floor with several rooms.

4. What does Jonathan do when he realizes that the rest of the American soldiers soldiers have left him to fight the Hessians alone?
(a) He continues to fight.
(b) He shouts out for them.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He hits the ground.

5. What does the soldier do after the boy's parents are buried?
(a) Walk away.
(b) Recite a long prayer.
(c) Spit on the ground.
(d) Recite a brief prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?

2. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?

3. What question asked by the woman in Rocktown surprises Jonathan?

4. What does Jonathan think he saw for an instant through the fog as he walks on the road with the Hessians?

5. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

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