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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. Where is the battle to take place?
(a) Fleming.
(b) Pennington.
(c) Rocktown.
(d) Trenton.

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

3. What happens when Jonathan tries to stand up when is alone after the battle?
(a) He stands easily.
(b) He can only put his weight on one foot.
(c) He falls down.
(d) He gets dizzy.

4. What is Jonathan's notion about the inhabitants of the house he and the Hessians find?
(a) They quickly abandoned it.
(b) They are hiding in it.
(c) They could return at any moment.
(d) They were killed in it.

5. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?
(a) She hears her husband calling her.
(b) She learns there is to be a battle there.
(c) She left food cooking on the stove.
(d) She hears her baby crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Hessians send Jonathan out of the house?

2. What happens as the Americans and Hessians begin shooting at one another?

3. What helps Jonathan when he has trouble digging up the soil to bury the boy's parents?

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

5. How do the Hessians react to the discovery of the boy's dead parents?

(see the answer key)

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