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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 does Jonathan feel when he is alone after the battle?
(a) He is sad about his fallen comrades.
(b) He wishes he were dead and is scared of dying.
(c) He is proud of himself.
(d) He is happy to be alive.

2. What does Jonathan see a woman doing in Rocktown?
(a) Gathering firewood.
(b) Taking care of an infant.
(c) Cleaning a gun.
(d) Drawing water from a well.

3. What does Jonathan hear soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) Fifes and drums.
(b) Silence, then gunshots.
(c) Gunshots, then silence.
(d) Shouts.

4. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?
(a) Jonathan's father's friend.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) A young Hessian.
(d) The Corporal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jonathan feeling just before the battle with the Hessians begins?

2. What does Jonathan wonder about as he and the Hessians rest?

3. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?

4. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?

5. What does Jonathan see the enemy officer on the horse carrying as he gets closer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the local men react to the Corporal at the beginning of the story?

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

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

7. Why is Jonathan so eager to join the war effort in the beginning of the story?

8. Why does Jonathan try to understand the Hessians' words when he knows he doesn't speak their language?

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

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

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