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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan notice about the enemy officer on the horse as he gets closer?
(a) He has a tattoo.
(b) He has a scar.
(c) He has a large moustache.
(d) He is wounded.

2. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?
(a) He has never been this far from home.
(b) Several weeks ago.
(c) Years ago.
(d) Many months ago.

3. What promise does Jonathan make to the tavern keeper?
(a) That he'll get permission from his parents to fight.
(b) That he'll return the gun.
(c) That he'll pay him for the gun.
(d) That he'll return safely from battle.

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

5. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?
(a) She hears her husband calling her.
(b) She hears her baby crying.
(c) She left food cooking on the stove.
(d) She learns there is to be a battle there.

6. 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 changing the number of men they'll be fighting.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He keeps stopping to nap.

7. What has happened to Jonathan's shoes as a result of the battle?
(a) One is missing.
(b) One has fallen apart.
(c) They are both smeared with blood.
(d) There is blood on one.

8. What do the soldiers accuse the Corporal of after asking him about the men from Snydertown?
(a) Being a liar.
(b) Being overly fond of killing.
(c) Being overly cautious.
(d) Being a traitor.

9. What does Jonathan think about the town being called Rocktown?
(a) He wonders if the rocks have been recently cleared away.
(b) He sees a quarry which would account for the name.
(c) He's surprised that he sees no rocks.
(d) It makes sense because of all the rocks he sees.

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

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

12. 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 used the Corporal's gun.
(c) He's afraid they'll give away their location.
(d) The soldier is wasting ammunition.

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

14. What is the Hessians' reputation?
(a) They kill for land.
(b) They take hostages.
(c) They kill for sport.
(d) They kill for money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?

2. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?

3. Where is the battle to take place?

4. What is the tavern made of?

5. What strikes Jonathan about the second Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?

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