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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. What facial feature does the youngest Hessian have?
(a) A long, dark mustache.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A scar.
(d) A thin, blond wisp of mustache.

2. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?
(a) She learns there is to be a battle there.
(b) She hears her husband calling her.
(c) She hears her baby crying.
(d) She left food cooking on the stove.

3. What is Jonathan's older brother?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A tailor.

4. What happens as the Americans and Hessians begin shooting at one another?
(a) Jonathan quickly reloads and continues to shoot.
(b) The fighting continues in an orderly fashion.
(c) Jonathan runs away.
(d) The thick smoke adds to the chaotic atmosphere.

5. What does Jonathan realize about his situation as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) That he should have tried to escape while the Hessians rested.
(b) That his escape plan is sound.
(c) That his escape plan is flawed.
(d) That he has not been planning to escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan do about the person who falls to the ground during battle?

2. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?

3. What do the Hessians do to Jonathan as they begin to walk with him?

4. What do Jonathan and the Hessians hear from the road?

5. In what direction do the Hessians take Jonathan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Once he has been taken prisoner, how does Jonathan try to guess the thoughts of his captors?

3. What mixed message does the tavern keeper send Jonathan?

4. In what way does the Corporal mislead the soldiers as they head off to battle?

5. How is the Corporal described at the beginning of the story?

6. How does Jonathan feel about his performance in the battle?

7. What new feelings does Jonathan experience immediately following the battle?

8. What is Jonathan's perception of the enemy soldiers as they come in closer range?

9. How do the soldiers react to the woman in Rocktown when she runs away upon learning that enemy soldiers are on their way?

10. What does it reveal about the soldiers when one of them shoots into the air as a joke?

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