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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 is the attitude of the soldiers at the campfire toward Jonathan?
(a) That he has nothing to be ashamed of.
(b) That he should not be permitted to carry a gun.
(c) That he was a coward.
(d) That he acted with utmost bravery.

2. What does the Corporal yell to the Hessians from outside the house?
(a) Stay inside and we'll let you live!
(b) Come out or we'll shoot!
(c) Surrender!
(d) Send Jonathan out and no one will be hurt!

3. Where does Jonathan find the child?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) Under the porch.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the shed.

4. How do the Hessians react to the discovery of the boy's dead parents?
(a) With sympathy and compassion.
(b) They look more closely.
(c) With annoyance and impatience.
(d) They try to pull the boy away from the scene.

5. What does the Corporal tell the men who ask what they're going to do with the Hessians?
(a) He doesn't say.
(b) They're going to kill them.
(c) They're going to take them prisoner.
(d) They're going to let them go free.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boy respond the first time Jonathan asks about his parents?

2. What does Jonathan feel upon returning home?

3. Where is the Corporal's clothing torn when he awakens Jonathan?

4. What question does the Corporal ask Jonathan when he awakens him?

5. What does Jonathan do before leaving the house while the Hessians are asleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Hessians treat Jonathan when he is trying to save their lives?

2. What is the significance of Jonathan smashing the borrowed gun to pieces in a fit of rage?

3. Why does Jonathan feel a sense of comaraderie with his enemy captor, just because he winks at him?

4. What event causes Jonathan to reassess whether the Hessians are his friends or his enemies as he milks the cow?

5. What does the Corporal's reaction to Jonathan and the boy's appearance at the campfire reveal about his character?

6. In what way does Jonathan begin to see the Corporal differently when the man wakes him up at the campfire?

7. When Jonathan starts to protest the Corporal's orders, explaining that the Hessians "didn't hurt me," what effect does the Corporal's response have on him?

8. Why does Jonathan have confusing reactions to the men's assessment at the campfire of the result of the battle?

9. How do the reactions of the men differ from those of the Corporal when Jonathan appears at the campfire?

10. Why is the Corporal being kind to Jonathan after he wakes him up?

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