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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. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?
(a) They immediately step into place.
(b) They argue with him.
(c) With chaotic pushing and shoving.
(d) They run away.

2. What promise does Jonathan make to the tavern keeper?
(a) That he'll pay him for the gun.
(b) That he'll get permission from his parents to fight.
(c) That he'll return the gun.
(d) That he'll return safely from battle.

3. What food do the Hessians find in the house they discover?
(a) A wedge of cheese.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) A tin of beans.
(d) A basket of eggs.

4. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's parents' deaths?
(a) He killed them.
(b) They were killed in the crossfire of a battle.
(c) The Tories killed them.
(d) The Hessians killed them.

5. How is Jonathan feeling when the group of soldiers reaches the crest south of Rocktown?
(a) Scared.
(b) Thirsty.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Corporal's clothing torn when he awakens Jonathan?

2. Where is the first place Jonathan and the Hessians stop?

3. Who are the Hessians in the story?

4. What does Jonathan have trouble doing as the enemy approaches in Rocktown?

5. What does the old Hessian take out while they rest?

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