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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 does Jonathan think he saw for an instant through the fog as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) His father.
(c) A wounded soldier.
(d) A child.

2. What road do the soldiers take toward the battle?
(a) Fleming Road.
(b) Pennington Road.
(c) Trenton Road.
(d) Alexandria Road.

3. Why does Jonathan decide not to leave his gun on the ground in the battle in Rocktown?
(a) Because it was expensive.
(b) Because he needs it to defend himself.
(c) Because it was borrowed.
(d) Because the man who falls on it tells him to take it.

4. What does Jonathan do when he realizes that the rest of the American soldiers soldiers have left him to fight the Hessians alone?
(a) He continues to fight.
(b) He hits the ground.
(c) He shouts out for them.
(d) He runs away.

5. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?
(a) The Corporal is not trying to save his life.
(b) The Corporal is trying to save his life.
(c) The Corporal knows they don't speak English.
(d) The Corporal is talking instead of shooting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Jonathan make of the Corporal when he wakes up?

2. What is Jonathan hoping as he heads toward the sound of the bell?

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

4. What strikes Jonathan about the first Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?

5. What facial feature does the youngest Hessian have?

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