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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. Where is the first place Jonathan and the Hessians stop?
(a) Under a pine tree.
(b) By a stream.
(c) In a shed.
(d) In a house.

2. What does Jonathan realize about his situation as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) That he has not been planning to escape.
(b) That his escape plan is sound.
(c) That his escape plan is flawed.
(d) That he should have tried to escape while the Hessians rested.

3. What happens as the Americans and Hessians begin shooting at one another?
(a) The fighting continues in an orderly fashion.
(b) The thick smoke adds to the chaotic atmosphere.
(c) Jonathan runs away.
(d) Jonathan quickly reloads and continues to shoot.

4. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?
(a) A shout.
(b) A gun shot.
(c) His father calling for him.
(d) A bell.

5. What is in the box that the boy points out to Jonathan in the house?
(a) A toy.
(b) A gun.
(c) A sack and a blanket.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the small boy's appearance when Jonathan finds him?

2. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?

3. What does Jonathan wish about the fife and drum players he hears as the Hessians approach?

4. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?

5. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?

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