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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 142 through 152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Corporal's orders to Jonathan as they approach the house?
(a) To look inside and see if they are sleeping.
(b) To go in quietly and tie them up.
(c) To stand guard outside.
(d) To rush in shooting.

2. Why does the Corporal rule out an ambush from the trees?
(a) The trees aren't fit for climbing.
(b) The enemy will anticipate that strategy.
(c) The men would be too far away.
(d) The men all have rifles.

3. What do the Hessians do to Jonathan as they begin to walk with him?
(a) Handcuff him.
(b) Tie a rope around his waste.
(c) Blindfold him.
(d) Tie a rope around his ankle.

4. What does Jonathan decide to do while the Hessians are asleep in the house?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Return home.
(c) Find the Corporal.
(d) Steal from them.

5. What does Jonathan suspect about the death of the boy's parents?
(a) That the Americans killed them.
(b) That the Hessians he's with killed them.
(c) That they committed suicide.
(d) That the boy accidentally killed them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?

2. What does Jonathan feel upon returning home?

3. What is surprising about the Corporal's voice when he awakens Jonathan?

4. What do the men at the campfire want to do when they hear Jonathan's story?

5. What does Jonathan think about the town being called Rocktown?

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