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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Corporal suggest they approach the battle?
(a) Hiding out behind rocks and bushes.
(b) Waiting until dark to surprise the enemy.
(c) Ambushing the enemy from the trees.
(d) Ambushing the enemy from a high cliff.

2. What does Jonathan have trouble doing as the enemy approaches in Rocktown?
(a) Raising his gun.
(b) Standing in place.
(c) Fighting the urge to flee.
(d) Loading his gun.

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

4. How many houses are there in Rocktown?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty.

5. What are the Hessians wearing as they approach the Americans?
(a) Blue and white leggings and golden caps.
(b) White leggings and red caps.
(c) White leggins and blue caps.
(d) Red and white leggings and golden caps.

6. What does Jonathan realize about his situation as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) That he has not been planning to escape.
(b) That his escape plan is flawed.
(c) That his escape plan is sound.
(d) That he should have tried to escape while the Hessians rested.

7. What is Jonathan's older brother?
(a) A tailor.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A farmer.

8. What signals the soldier that the enemy is on their way?
(a) Trumpets.
(b) A battle call.
(c) A bell tolling.
(d) A fife and drum.

9. What strikes Jonathan about the second Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?
(a) He seems fierce with a long mustache.
(b) He seems young and clean-shaven.
(c) He seems short and weak.
(d) He seems old and feeble.

10. What happens as Jonathan and the Hessians begin to walk?
(a) It starts to rain.
(b) It starts to snow.
(c) It stops raining.
(d) A storm is brewing.

11. Who are the Hessians?
(a) The Tories.
(b) The German-speaking enemy soldiers.
(c) The Americans' allies.
(d) The British.

12. What has happened to Jonathan's clothes as a result of the battle?
(a) His trousers are torn in the knee.
(b) His clothes are blood-soaked.
(c) His sleeve is torn.
(d) His clothes are muddy.

13. At what point does the Corporal tell the men they should start shooting the Hessians?
(a) As soon as they are in visual range.
(b) As soon as the Hessians start shooting them.
(c) When they are ten yards apart.
(d) When they are fifty yards apart.

14. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?
(a) His fingers become frostbitten.
(b) His fingers bleed from the blisters.
(c) His hands shake uncontrollably.
(d) His fingers remain in position as if he is holding the gun.

15. Where does Jonathan go to find out information about the ringing of the bell?
(a) The church.
(b) The tavern.
(c) The school.
(d) The town meeting hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan do soon after the battle with the Hessians?

2. How is Jonathan feeling when the group of soldiers reaches the crest south of Rocktown?

3. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?

4. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?

5. What does Jonathan realize as the enemy officers get closer?

(see the answer keys)

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