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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. Where is the first place Jonathan and the Hessians stop?
(a) Under a pine tree.
(b) In a house.
(c) By a stream.
(d) In a shed.

2. Where does Jonathan find himself soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) In a sheltered area with the American soldiers.
(b) On the ground in the woods.
(c) Hiding in a tree.
(d) Back home.

3. What does Jonathan do when he realizes that the rest of the American soldiers soldiers have left him to fight the Hessians alone?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He hits the ground.
(c) He continues to fight.
(d) He shouts out for them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?

2. What does Jonathan think about the town being called Rocktown?

3. What does Jonathan think would make him feel better while he and the Hessians are resting?

4. Who are the Hessians?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jonathan begin to understand what the Hessians are saying to him?

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

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

6. What happens when the Corporal orders the men to organize themselves into lines?

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

8. In what way are Jonathan's feelings about the Corporal different than those of the other soldiers?

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

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

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