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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do the enemy soldiers appear to Jonathan as they approach?
(a) Large.
(b) Ordinary sized.
(c) Scared.
(d) Small.

4. How long is Jonathan's gun in comparison to Jonathan?
(a) Much shorter than him.
(b) Slightly shorter than him.
(c) Longer than he is tall.
(d) The same height as him.

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

6. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?
(a) He wholly supports it.
(b) He forbids it.
(c) He is ambivalent about it.
(d) He cautiously allows it.

7. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?
(a) To run away when the battle begins.
(b) Not to fight.
(c) To get more training before fighting.
(d) To fight.

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

9. Who is the stranger who gathers the soldiers?
(a) A civilian.
(b) A sergeant.
(c) A general.
(d) A corporal.

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

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

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

13. What is the tavern made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Marble.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?

2. What does Jonathan think as he and the Hessians begin walking on the road?

3. What facial feature does the tall Hessian have?

4. What does Jonathan wonder as he and the Hessians follow the sound they hear?

5. What order does the Corporal give as the enemy approaches that Jonathan is afraid he won't be able to follow?

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