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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. Who are the British in the story?
(a) The Americans' slaves.
(b) The Americans' enemies.
(c) The Americans' captives.
(d) The Americans' allies.

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

3. What does Jonathan think he saw for an instant through the fog as he walks on the road with the Hessians?
(a) A child.
(b) The Corporal.
(c) His father.
(d) A wounded soldier.

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

5. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?
(a) Go ahead of the soldiers and bring back information.
(b) Go back to his parents.
(c) Join the soldiers.
(d) Remain at the tavern and await further instructions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?

2. What does Jonathan do about the person who falls to the ground during battle?

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

4. What does Jonathan have trouble doing as the enemy approaches in Rocktown?

5. What does Jonathan detect in the face of the man who accuses the Corporal of having a reputation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Jonathan so eager to join the war effort in the beginning of the story?

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

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

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

9. What does it reveal about the soldiers when one of them shoots into the air as a joke?

10. How does the battle affect Jonathan's orientation in terms of time and space?

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