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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is in the box that the boy points out to Jonathan in the house?
(a) A gun.
(b) A sack and a blanket.
(c) Money.
(d) A toy.

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

4. What does Jonathan decide to do while the Hessians are asleep in the house?
(a) Steal from them.
(b) Find the Corporal.
(c) Return home.
(d) Kill them.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the Corporal at the campfire know that surprises Jonathan?
(a) Why Jonathan left his gun behind.
(b) How many Hessians took Jonathan prisoner.
(c) Where the boy's relatives live.
(d) The location of the house.

10. What does the boy do when he and Jonathan discover his dead parents?
(a) Tells Jonathan what happened.
(b) Tries to revive them.
(c) Plays with his mother's hair.
(d) Cries.

11. Who takes the small boy to his home?
(a) The Corporal.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) The Frenchman.
(d) Jonathan's father's friend.

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

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

14. When does the Corporal want the soldiers to arrive at the house where the Hessians are?
(a) At high noon.
(b) At nightfall.
(c) At dawn.
(d) At midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the Hessians on the porch?

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

4. What explanation does the Corporal offer for the boy's refusal to speak?

5. What does Jonathan learn at the campfire about the boy's family?

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