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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the Hessians react to the discovery of the boy's dead parents?
(a) They try to pull the boy away from the scene.
(b) With sympathy and compassion.
(c) They look more closely.
(d) With annoyance and impatience.

5. How do the Hessians react to the Corporal's shouts?
(a) They hit the floor.
(b) They prepare to use Jonathan as a hostage.
(c) They prepare to surrender.
(d) They prepare to fight their way out.

6. Why does the Corporal tell Jonathan to retrieve his gun after the battle with the Hessians at the house?
(a) Because the Corporal wants to use it.
(b) Because he needs to return it to its owner.
(c) Because he needs it to fight.
(d) Because there may be more enemy soldiers in the area.

7. How does the young Hessian appear to Jonathan in the light of the burning stick at night?
(a) Strong and helpful.
(b) Evil and dangerous.
(c) Powerful and strong.
(d) Powerful and evil.

8. What do the men at the campfire want to do when they hear Jonathan's story?
(a) Kill the Hessians at the house.
(b) Take Jonathan home.
(c) Find the boy's relatives.
(d) Take the Hessians prisoner.

9. What is the small boy's appearance when Jonathan finds him?
(a) He is dirty.
(b) He is wounded.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He is malnourished.

10. What does Jonathan tell the Hessians to do in response to the Corporal's shouts?
(a) To give up.
(b) To sacrifice his life for theirs.
(c) To fight.
(d) To spare his life.

11. What is Jonathan's notion about the inhabitants of the house he and the Hessians find?
(a) They quickly abandoned it.
(b) They could return at any moment.
(c) They were killed in it.
(d) They are hiding in it.

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

13. What does the Corporal ask Jonathan immediately following the battle with the Hessians at the house?
(a) Whether he wanted to continue fighting.
(b) Whether he tried to kill the Hessians.
(c) Whether he wanted to go home.
(d) Whether he tried to save the Hessians.

14. What does Jonathan suspect about the Corporal at the campfire?
(a) That he is insane.
(b) That he is actually an enemy soldier.
(c) That he followed Jonathan and the Hessians.
(d) That he has not actually earned the rank of Corporal.

15. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's dead parents?
(a) They were not really his parents.
(b) They were Tories.
(c) They were innocent civilians.
(d) They were Hessians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is it after Jonathan leaves the house at night that he sees a light?

2. What are the Corporal's orders to Jonathan as they approach the house?

3. What does Jonathan fear when he sees the light after leaving the house?

4. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?

5. What request does Jonathan make of the Corporal when he wakes up?

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