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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the enemy soldiers arranged as they approach Rocktown?
(a) Two by two.
(b) Four by four.
(c) Single file.
(d) Three by three.

2. What road do the soldiers take toward the battle?
(a) Alexandria Road.
(b) Trenton Road.
(c) Fleming Road.
(d) Pennington Road.

3. From what country is the foreign man who is among the soldiers with Jonathan?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

4. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?
(a) He says they'd be no help.
(b) He confesses that he lied about them.
(c) He ignores the questions.
(d) He says they're on their way.

5. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?
(a) A tavern keeper.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jonathan feel when he is alone after the battle?

2. Why does Jonathan jump up and yell "Don't shoot!" to the Hessians.

3. What signals the soldier that the enemy is on their way?

4. What does Jonathan think as he and the Hessians begin walking on the road?

5. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men debate about once they have reached their destination for the battle?

2. Why does Jonathan hope the drum or fife player is younger than he?

3. How do the American soldiers feel as they see the enemy soldiers approach?

4. How does the feeling of Jonathan's gun in his hands change as he prepares to fire upon the Hessians?

5. What has Jonathan heard about the Hessians' reputation for how they treat their prisoners?

6. What happens when the Corporal suggests to the men that if they're not happy with his leadership, they should replace him as leader?

7. Why does the youngest Hessian seem safer and more trustworthy to Jonathan than the other two?

8. What new questions does Jonathan ask himself just before the battle begins?

9. Why does Jonathan lie to the tavern keeper about having permission from his father to fight?

10. Why is Jonathan's father against Jonathan joining the war effort?

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