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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Hessians force Jonathan to do when they first find the house?
(a) Lock himself in the shed.
(b) Go inside first.
(c) Hide under the porch.
(d) Stay outside as a guard.

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

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

4. What does the interior of the house Jonathan and the Hessians find look like?
(a) One room with a tile floor.
(b) One room with a dirt floor.
(c) One floor with several rooms.
(d) Two stories with a decaying staircase.

5. What does Jonathan do when he gets inside the house where the Hessians have been sleeping?
(a) Ties them up.
(b) Tells them it's safe to come out.
(c) Shoots at them.
(d) Warns them about the Americans outside.

6. How were the boy's parents buried?
(a) In a single grave, the man first.
(b) In a single grave, the woman first.
(c) In two graves some distance apart.
(d) In two adjacent graves.

7. How long is it after Jonathan leaves the house at night that he sees a light?
(a) One-half hour.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

8. What explanation does the Corporal offer for the boy's refusal to speak?
(a) His tongue was cut out.
(b) He doesn't speak English.
(c) He is deaf-mute.
(d) He is traumatized.

9. What does Jonathan consider doing when all the Hessians are asleep in the house?
(a) Stealing from them.
(b) Killing them.
(c) Helping the boy.
(d) Escaping.

10. What food do the Hessians find in the house they discover?
(a) A basket of eggs.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) A wedge of cheese.
(d) A tin of beans.

11. What question does the Corporal ask Jonathan when he awakens him?
(a) How long he has been a soldier.
(b) How old he is.
(c) Whether he wants to continue fighting.
(d) Where he lives.

12. What does the soldier do after the boy's parents are buried?
(a) Walk away.
(b) Recite a long prayer.
(c) Spit on the ground.
(d) Recite a brief prayer.

13. How does the boy respond the first time Jonathan asks about his parents?
(a) He reveals their location.
(b) He says he doesn't know where they are.
(c) He cries.
(d) He is silent.

14. What does Jonathan decide to do with his own gun before leaving the house while the Hessians are asleep?
(a) Leave it behind.
(b) Use it to kill them.
(c) Take it with him.
(d) Hide it from the Hessians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many American soldiers does Jonathan learn were killed or wounded in the battle?

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

3. What is in the box that the boy points out to Jonathan in the house?

4. What are the Hessians doing when Jonathan brings the boy to the house after finding his dead parents?

5. When does the Corporal want the soldiers to arrive at the house where the Hessians are?

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