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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jonathan jump up and yell "Don't shoot!" to the Hessians.
(a) He doesn't understand their language.
(b) He wants to join their side.
(c) He wants to surrender as their prisoner.
(d) He heard them plotting to kill him.

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

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

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

5. What is Jonathan afraid of as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) That he will never see home again.
(b) That they will harm him.
(c) That they will abandon him.
(d) That he will have to continue fighting battles.

6. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?
(a) They run away.
(b) They immediately step into place.
(c) With chaotic pushing and shoving.
(d) They argue with him.

7. 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.

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

9. What does Jonathan wonder when he and the Hessians pass the dark stain on the road?
(a) What happened to the dead bodies from the battle.
(b) Whether it's the same blood as the blood on him.
(c) Why he ever volunteered to take part in battle.
(d) Whether the blood was American or Hessian.

10. What does Jonathan hear when the Hessians wake him up from his rest?
(a) A warbler.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A lark.
(d) A hummingbird.

11. What strikes Jonathan about the first Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?
(a) He seems tall and powerful.
(b) He seems short and weak.
(c) He seems young and inexperienced.
(d) He seems old and feeble.

12. How many houses are there in Rocktown?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

13. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?
(a) His fingers remain in position as if he is holding the gun.
(b) His hands shake uncontrollably.
(c) His fingers become frostbitten.
(d) His fingers bleed from the blisters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction do the Hessians take Jonathan?

2. Where does Jonathan go to find out information about the ringing of the bell?

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

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

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

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