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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 many enemy soldiers does Jonathan see approaching Rocktown?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.
2. What strikes Jonathan about the second Hessian he sees when he is alone after the battle?
(a) He seems young and clean-shaven.
(b) He seems short and weak.
(c) He seems fierce with a long mustache.
(d) He seems old and feeble.
3. What does Jonathan hear when the Hessians wake him up from his rest?
(a) A warbler.
(b) A hummingbird.
(c) A lark.
(d) A woodpecker.
4. What does Jonathan wonder as he and the Hessians follow the sound they hear?
(a) Whether he is more afraid of the Hessians or the Americans.
(b) Whether the Hessians will kill him.
(c) Whether they will find food.
(d) Whether they will be killed by a wild animal.
5. What idea of the Corporal's for facing the enemy is met with resistance?
(a) Hiding behind rocks and bushes.
(b) Scattering.
(c) Charging.
(d) Lining up.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Jonathan decide not to leave his gun on the ground in the battle in Rocktown?
2. What does Jonathan do about the person who falls to the ground during battle?
3. What does Jonathan think as he and the Hessians begin walking on the road?
4. Why does Jonathan fall behind the other soldiers on the way to the battle?
5. What facial feature does the youngest Hessian have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Jonathan so eager to join the war effort in the beginning of the story?
2. What is Jonathan concerned about when he has trouble loading his gun as the enemy approaches?
3. How do the American soldiers feel as they see the enemy soldiers approach?
4. What triggers the start of the battle, and how does this set the tone for the battle?
5. Why has Jonathan's father prepared him to fight even though he is against it?
6. What do the men debate about once they have reached their destination for the battle?
7. What makes Jonathan feel that the world has grown very small when he is with the Hessians?
8. What new feelings does Jonathan experience immediately following the battle?
9. How is the Corporal described at the beginning of the story?
10. Why does the youngest Hessian seem safer and more trustworthy to Jonathan than the other two?
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