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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan learn at the campfire about the boy's family?
(a) That he had an older brother who escaped.
(b) That he had a younger brother who was taken prisoner.
(c) That he had an older brother who went to war.
(d) That he had a younger brother who was killed.

2. What do the American soldiers discuss immediately following the battle with the Hessians at the house?
(a) How foolish Jonathan was.
(b) How inept the Hessians were.
(c) How brave Jonathan was.
(d) Nothing.

3. What is the Hessians' initial response when Jonathan asks for help burying the boy's parents?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They tie him up.
(c) They throw him out of the house.
(d) They yell at him.

4. What are the Hessians doing when Jonathan brings the boy to the house after finding his dead parents?
(a) Talking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Preparing for battle.

5. What is surprising about the Corporal's voice when he awakens Jonathan?
(a) It sounds suspicious.
(b) It sounds kind.
(c) It sounds proud.
(d) It sounds mean.

6. Who is the first person to greet Jonathan at the campfire?
(a) A soldier he doesn't recognize.
(b) His father's friend.
(c) The Frenchman.
(d) The Corporal.

7. What does Jonathan do with the gun he retrieves from the house?
(a) He gives it to the Corporal.
(b) He takes it back to its owner.
(c) He cleans and loads it.
(d) He smashes it to pieces.

8. What does the man who greets Jonathan at the campfire want to know?
(a) Why Jonathan does not have his gun.
(b) Where the Hessians took Jonathan.
(c) How Jonathan got away from the Hessians.
(d) Why Jonathan did not kill the Hessians.

9. What things does Jonathan discover in the house he and the Hessians find?
(a) A soft bed and a hearth.
(b) Two tables and four chairs.
(c) A cup, a plate, and a candle.
(d) A broom, a shovel, and an ax.

10. What does Jonathan understand about the cow near the house he and the Hessians discover?
(a) It has recently been milked.
(b) It needs to be millked.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) It is dying.

11. How does Jonathan begin to find his way once he has left the house?
(a) He looks for the woods.
(b) He looks for a campfire.
(c) He looks for the road.
(d) He uses the stars.

12. What does Jonathan do before leaving the house while the Hessians are asleep?
(a) He ties them up.
(b) He takes the boy.
(c) He takes their food.
(d) He steals a gun.

13. Where does Jonathan find the child?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In the shed.

14. How is Jonathan feeling as he begins to carry out the Corporal's orders at the house?
(a) Proud.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Brave.
(d) Sad.

15. Why do the Hessians send Jonathan out of the house?
(a) To search for firewood.
(b) To milk the cow.
(c) To hunt for food.
(d) To stand guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan decide to do while the Hessians are asleep in the house?

2. Who helps Jonathan bury the boy's parents?

3. What information surprises Jonathan at the campfire?

4. Where does Jonathan end up after the struggle with the Hessians on the porch?

5. What does Jonathan feel guilty about at the campfire?

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