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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 long is Jonathan's gun in comparison to Jonathan?
(a) Much shorter than him.
(b) Slightly shorter than him.
(c) Longer than he is tall.
(d) The same height as him.

2. What stories has Jonathan heard about what Hessians do to prisoners?
(a) Torture and beheading.
(b) Death by starvation.
(c) Hanging, jailing and enslavement.
(d) Death by firing squad.

3. What does Jonathan do when the young Hessian stops to look at something on the road?
(a) He escapes.
(b) He slips and falls in the mud.
(c) He tries to communicate with the Hessians.
(d) He almost loses his footing.

4. What does Jonathan wonder when he and the Hessians pass the dark stain on the road?
(a) What happened to the dead bodies from the battle.
(b) Whether it's the same blood as the blood on him.
(c) Whether the blood was American or Hessian.
(d) Why he ever volunteered to take part in battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Hessians?

2. What does Jonathan wish about the fife and drum players he hears as the Hessians approach?

3. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?

4. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the Corporal suggests to the men that if they're not happy with his leadership, they should replace him as leader?

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

6. Why does the youngest Hessian seem safer and more trustworthy to Jonathan than the other two?

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

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

9. Why doesn't Jonathan call out when he thinks he sees the Corporal while he is with the Hessians?

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

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