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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the Corporal try to organize the men in Rocktown as the enemy approaches?
(a) Hiding behind rocks and bushes.
(b) In three lines.
(c) In two lines.
(d) In one line.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?
(a) A shout.
(b) A bell.
(c) His father calling for him.
(d) A gun shot.

9. What does Jonathan see the enemy officer on the horse carrying as he gets closer?
(a) A bow.
(b) A musket.
(c) A sword.
(d) A rifle.

10. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?
(a) Begin to shout.
(b) Scatter and run.
(c) Fire before the Corporal gives the signal.
(d) Wait to fire until the Corporal gives the signal.

11. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) A young Hessian.
(c) Jonathan's father's friend.
(d) Jonathan.

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

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

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

15. Who are the Tories in the story?
(a) American allies.
(b) American traitors.
(c) The British.
(d) The German-speaking allies of the British.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?

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

3. What happens to Jonathan immediately following the battle with the Hessians?

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

5. What does Jonathan wonder about as he and the Hessians rest?

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