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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?
(a) Blue jackets with white leggings.
(b) White jackets with red leggings.
(c) Red jackets with white leggings.
(d) White jackets with blue leggings.

2. What order does the Corporal give as the enemy approaches that Jonathan is afraid he won't be able to follow?
(a) Firing two rounds a minute.
(b) Shooting to kill.
(c) Aiming low.
(d) Being among the first to fire.

3. In what direction do the Hessians take Jonathan?
(a) Toward a stream.
(b) Toward Trenton.
(c) Toward Jonathan's home.
(d) Toward Pennington.

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

5. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?
(a) He was wounded in the leg.
(b) He was wounded in the arm.
(c) He was wounded in the foot.
(d) He was wounded in the shoulder.

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

7. How is Jonathan feeling just before the battle with the Hessians begins?
(a) Nervous and ill.
(b) Determined to prove himself.
(c) Brave and prepared.
(d) Unworthy of being a soldier.

8. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?
(a) The men pushed him off.
(b) He rode away.
(c) He fell to the ground.
(d) He sat silently on the horse.

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

10. What is Jonathan hoping as he heads toward the sound of the bell?
(a) That he will not have to fight.
(b) That he will fight in a big battle.
(c) That the battle will be small.
(d) That his parents will forgive him for fighting.

11. What question asked by the woman in Rocktown surprises Jonathan?
(a) Where they're headed.
(b) Whether they're hungry.
(c) What side they're fighting on.
(d) Where they came from.

12. Where does Jonathan find himself soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) In a sheltered area with the American soldiers.
(b) Back home.
(c) On the ground in the woods.
(d) Hiding in a tree.

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

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

15. Who falls on top of Jonathan's gun in the midst of the battle?
(a) The Frenchman.
(b) A Hessian.
(c) The Corporal.
(d) Jonathan's father's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan think would make him feel better while he and the Hessians are resting?

2. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?

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

4. What does Jonathan realize about his situation as he walks on the road with the Hessians?

5. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?

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