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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 does the young Hessian appear to Jonathan in the light of the burning stick at night?
(a) Strong and helpful.
(b) Evil and dangerous.
(c) Powerful and strong.
(d) Powerful and evil.

2. What type of house do Jonathan and the Hessians discover?
(a) A small brick house.
(b) A small log house.
(c) A broken down shack.
(d) A large log house.

3. What does Jonathan feel upon returning home?
(a) Proud of his achievements.
(b) Glad to be alive.
(c) Ashamed of his performance.
(d) Ashamed of disobeying his parents.

4. What are the Hessians doing when Jonathan brings the boy to the house after finding his dead parents?
(a) Talking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Preparing for battle.

5. What do the Hessians force Jonathan to do when they first find the house?
(a) Go inside first.
(b) Hide under the porch.
(c) Lock himself in the shed.
(d) Stay outside as a guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the small boy to his home?

2. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's parents' deaths?

3. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?

4. How many American soldiers does Jonathan learn were killed or wounded in the battle?

5. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's dead parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the young Hessian recite a prayer over the grave of two Americans?

4. Why is it important to Jonathan to know whether the Hessians killed the boy's parents?

5. According to the Corporal, how do the boy's dead parents fit into the story as a whole?

6. What is the significance of Jonathan's telling the Corporal that he wants to go home, and the Corporal telling him that he's needed?

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

8. What is the significance of Jonathan choosing to find the Corporal instead of killing the sleeping Hessians?

9. Why does Jonathan risk his life and the boy's by bringing the boy to the Hessians?

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

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