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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 think would make him feel better while he and the Hessians are resting?
(a) If all the soldiers on his side had gotten away from the Hessians.
(b) If all the other Hessians had been killed.
(c) If other soldiers on his side had also been taken prisoner.
(d) If the soldiers on his side had taken Hessians prisoner.

2. Where did the Hessians previously kill many soldiers?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Jersey.

3. What happens as Jonathan and the Hessians begin to walk?
(a) A storm is brewing.
(b) It stops raining.
(c) It starts to snow.
(d) It starts to rain.

4. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?
(a) To get more training before fighting.
(b) To fight.
(c) To run away when the battle begins.
(d) Not to fight.

5. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?
(a) His fingers become frostbitten.
(b) His hands shake uncontrollably.
(c) His fingers remain in position as if he is holding the gun.
(d) His fingers bleed from the blisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jonathan feel toward the Hessians when he realizes he is all alone with them?

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

3. What does Jonathan notice about the weather on the way to the battle?

4. Where is the battle to take place?

5. How are the enemy soldiers arranged as they approach Rocktown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Jonathan try to escape from his captors?

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

6. What triggers the start of the battle, and how does this set the tone for the battle?

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

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

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

10. What has Jonathan heard about the Hessians' reputation for how they treat their prisoners?

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