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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What facial feature does the youngest Hessian have?
(a) A long, dark mustache.
(b) A thin, blond wisp of mustache.
(c) A bruise.
(d) A scar.

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

4. Who are the British in the story?
(a) The Americans' allies.
(b) The Americans' slaves.
(c) The Americans' captives.
(d) The Americans' enemies.

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

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

7. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?
(a) He keeps changing the number of men they'll be fighting.
(b) He keeps stopping to nap.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He's leading them in the wrong direction.

8. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?
(a) He says they'd be no help.
(b) He ignores the questions.
(c) He confesses that he lied about them.
(d) He says they're on their way.

9. What does Jonathan wonder when he and the Hessians pass the dark stain on the road?
(a) Whether the blood was American or Hessian.
(b) Why he ever volunteered to take part in battle.
(c) What happened to the dead bodies from the battle.
(d) Whether it's the same blood as the blood on him.

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

11. What does Jonathan realize as the enemy officers get closer?
(a) That the Tories are just as bad as the Hessians.
(b) That the enemy soldiers are just like the Americans.
(c) That he has never seen an enemy soldier before.
(d) That he's incapable of killing.

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

13. What does Jonathan do when the young Hessian stops to look at something on the road?
(a) He almost loses his footing.
(b) He escapes.
(c) He tries to communicate with the Hessians.
(d) He slips and falls in the mud.

14. How many enemy soldiers does Jonathan see approaching Rocktown?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jonathan feeling just before the battle with the Hessians begins?

2. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?

3. How does Jonathan feel when he is alone after the battle?

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

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

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