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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many American soldiers does Jonathan learn were killed or wounded in the battle?
(a) Two killed and one wounded.
(b) None killed and two wounded.
(c) One killed and no wounded.
(d) One killed and two wounded.

4. What happens to the Hessians on the porch?
(a) They shoot their way past the Americans.
(b) They are unscathed and taken prisoner.
(c) They are wounded and taken prisoner.
(d) They are killed by the Americans.

5. How do the men react to the Corporal at the campfire?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Proudly.
(c) Nervously.
(d) Pitifully.

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

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

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

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

10. What does the Corporal yell to the Hessians from outside the house?
(a) Stay inside and we'll let you live!
(b) Send Jonathan out and no one will be hurt!
(c) Surrender!
(d) Come out or we'll shoot!

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Corporal's clothing torn when he awakens Jonathan?

2. How many people does Jonathan see around the campfire?

3. What type of house do Jonathan and the Hessians discover?

4. What does the Corporal have Jonathan do for the men as they approach the house?

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

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