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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan feel guilty about at the campfire?
(a) That it took him so long to escape from the Hessians.
(b) That he ran away after the battle.
(c) That he buried the boy's parents.
(d) That he wasn't wounded at the battle.

2. What do the men at the campfire give Jonathan to eat?
(a) Soup.
(b) Beans.
(c) Johnnycake.
(d) Mush.

3. Who helps Jonathan bury the boy's parents?
(a) The young Hessian.
(b) The tall Hessian.
(c) An American soldier.
(d) The old Hessian.

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

5. 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 a younger brother who was killed.
(d) That he had an older brother who went to war.

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

7. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?
(a) The Corporal knows they don't speak English.
(b) The Corporal is talking instead of shooting.
(c) The Corporal is not trying to save his life.
(d) The Corporal is trying to save his life.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. How many people does Jonathan see around the campfire?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

13. What does the old Hessian do to Jonathan in the house at night time?
(a) Ties Jonathan's wrists.
(b) Ties Jonathan's ankle to his own.
(c) Ties Jonathan's wrist to his own.
(d) Ties Jonathan's ankle to a chair.

14. What does Jonathan feel upon returning home?
(a) Ashamed of his performance.
(b) Proud of his achievements.
(c) Glad to be alive.
(d) Ashamed of disobeying his parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jonathan's notion about the inhabitants of the house he and the Hessians find?

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

3. Where does Jonathan find the child?

4. What does Jonathan do with the gun he retrieves from the house?

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

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