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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 does Jonathan see as he prepares to run away when he is alone after the battle?
(a) A Hessian soldier standing nearby.
(b) A Hessian soldier coming toward him.
(c) Three Hessian soldiers standing nearby.
(d) Three Hessian soldiers coming toward him.

2. Where does Jonathan go to find out information about the ringing of the bell?
(a) The school.
(b) The tavern.
(c) The church.
(d) The town meeting hall.

3. 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 flawed.
(c) That he has not been planning to escape.
(d) That his escape plan is sound.

4. Who falls on top of Jonathan's gun in the midst of the battle?
(a) Jonathan's father's friend.
(b) The Frenchman.
(c) A Hessian.
(d) The Corporal.

5. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?
(a) He keeps stopping to nap.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He's leading them in the wrong direction.
(d) He keeps changing the number of men they'll be fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?

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

3. What happens when Jonathan tries to stand up when is alone after the battle?

4. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?

5. What does Jonathan notice about the enemy officer on the horse as he gets closer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Jonathan's father prepared him to fight even though he is against it?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Jonathan feel about Hessians, as opposed to Tories?

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

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

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

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

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