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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 116 through 128.

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

2. What does the Corporal tell the men to do if it rains as they prepare to fight?
(a) Keep their pans covered and dry.
(b) Continue shooting.
(c) Take cover under a tree.
(d) Find a building for shelter.

3. What does Jonathan do about the person who falls to the ground during battle?
(a) He shakes him and tries to get him to speak.
(b) He drags him out of harm's way.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He kneels by his side.

4. What do the Hessians force Jonathan to do when they first find the house?
(a) Go inside first.
(b) Hide under the porch.
(c) Stay outside as a guard.
(d) Lock himself in the shed.

5. What does Jonathan wonder about as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) How he can communicate with the Hessians.
(b) Whether other Hessians in the battle had taken prisoners.
(c) Whether he can make the Hessians his allies.
(d) Why he went to battle in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?

2. What does Jonathan feel guilty about at the campfire?

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

4. What is the Hessians' reputation?

5. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?

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