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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Jonathan immediately following the battle with the Hessians?
(a) He chases after the Hessians.
(b) Three Hessians come after him.
(c) The American soldiers come back for him.
(d) He kills the remaining Hessians.

3. What facial feature does the tall Hessian have?
(a) Discoloration.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A gash.
(d) A scar.

4. What are Jonathan's thoughts about the battle as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) That his side fought well.
(b) That his side was outnumbered.
(c) That it seemed pointless and badly executed.
(d) That his side had won.

5. What does Jonathan do soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) He cleans and reloads his gun.
(b) He starts to cry.
(c) He searches for his comrades.
(d) He searches for the Hessians.

6. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?
(a) The French.
(b) The Tories.
(c) The British and the Hessians.
(d) The Americans.

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

8. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?
(a) The Corporal doesn't want to frighten the woman.
(b) The soldier is wasting ammunition.
(c) The soldier used the Corporal's gun.
(d) He's afraid they'll give away their location.

9. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A tavern keeper.
(c) A corporal.
(d) A soldier.

10. What stories has Jonathan heard about what Hessians do to prisoners?
(a) Death by starvation.
(b) Death by firing squad.
(c) Torture and beheading.
(d) Hanging, jailing and enslavement.

11. What does Jonathan wonder as he and the Hessians follow the sound they hear?
(a) Whether they will be killed by a wild animal.
(b) Whether they will find food.
(c) Whether the Hessians will kill him.
(d) Whether he is more afraid of the Hessians or the Americans.

12. What does the youngest Hessian look like?
(a) He is tan.
(b) He is pale and sallow.
(c) He is dark-skinned.
(d) He has bright, rosy cheeks.

13. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?
(a) He tells Jonathan it's better if he doesn't know the details.
(b) He asks Jonathan whether he has his father's permission to fight.
(c) He refuses to speak to Jonathan.
(d) He fills Jonathan in on the details of the battle.

14. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?
(a) The Corporal tells him to keep quiet.
(b) Other men join him.
(c) A man gives him an angry look.
(d) The enemy hears him.

15. What does Jonathan see as he prepares to run away when he is alone after the battle?
(a) Three Hessian soldiers coming toward him.
(b) A Hessian soldier coming toward him.
(c) Three Hessian soldiers standing nearby.
(d) A Hessian soldier standing nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jonathan jump up and yell "Don't shoot!" to the Hessians.

2. What do the soldiers accuse the Corporal of after asking him about the men from Snydertown?

3. What does Jonathan do when the young Hessian stops to look at something on the road?

4. In what direction do the Hessians take Jonathan?

5. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?

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