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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jonathan wish about the fife and drum players he hears as the Hessians approach?
(a) That they are much younger than he is.
(b) That they are easy targets.
(c) That they are his age.
(d) That they are friendly.

3. Where is the battle to take place?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Fleming.
(c) Rocktown.
(d) Pennington.

4. Where is the first place Jonathan and the Hessians stop?
(a) In a house.
(b) Under a pine tree.
(c) By a stream.
(d) In a shed.

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

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

7. What are Jonathan's thoughts about the battle as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) That it seemed pointless and badly executed.
(b) That his side had won.
(c) That his side fought well.
(d) That his side was outnumbered.

8. What does the old Hessian take out while they rest?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A flask.
(d) A handkerchief.

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

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

11. What does Jonathan notice about the weather on the way to the battle?
(a) It's starting to rain.
(b) There isn't a cloud in the sky.
(c) A storm is brewing.
(d) It's getting colder.

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

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

14. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?
(a) Cleaning a gun.
(b) Drawing water from a well.
(c) Taking care of an infant.
(d) Gathering firewood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan notice about the enemy officer on the horse as he gets closer?

2. Who are the Tories in the story?

3. What does Jonathan hear when the Hessians wake him up from his rest?

4. What has happened to Jonathan's clothes as a result of the battle?

5. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?

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