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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. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's dead parents?
(a) They were Tories.
(b) They were innocent civilians.
(c) They were Hessians.
(d) They were not really his parents.

2. How does Jonathan begin to find his way once he has left the house?
(a) He looks for the road.
(b) He looks for a campfire.
(c) He looks for the woods.
(d) He uses the stars.

3. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?
(a) Remain at the tavern and await further instructions.
(b) Go back to his parents.
(c) Go ahead of the soldiers and bring back information.
(d) Join the soldiers.

4. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?
(a) That they are Tories.
(b) That they are French.
(c) That they are Hessians.
(d) That they are British.

5. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?
(a) Not to fight.
(b) To get more training before fighting.
(c) To fight.
(d) To run away when the battle begins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is it after Jonathan leaves the house at night that he sees a light?

2. What does Jonathan decide to do while the Hessians are asleep in the house?

3. What is the attitude of the soldiers at the campfire toward Jonathan?

4. What type of gun does the tavern keeper give Jonathan?

5. Who are the Tories in the story?

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