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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 the Corporal at the campfire know that surprises Jonathan?
(a) How many Hessians took Jonathan prisoner.
(b) Why Jonathan left his gun behind.
(c) Where the boy's relatives live.
(d) The location of the house.

2. What things does Jonathan discover in the house he and the Hessians find?
(a) Two tables and four chairs.
(b) A soft bed and a hearth.
(c) A broom, a shovel, and an ax.
(d) A cup, a plate, and a candle.

3. Where does Jonathan end up after the struggle with the Hessians on the porch?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) With the Americans.
(c) In the house.
(d) In the old soldier's grip.

4. What do the American soldiers do once Jonathan has shut himself inside the house?
(a) Begin shooting from outside.
(b) Run inside shooting.
(c) Yell for him to come out.
(d) Run away.

5. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?
(a) The Corporal is not trying to save his life.
(b) The Corporal is trying to save his life.
(c) The Corporal is talking instead of shooting.
(d) The Corporal knows they don't speak English.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food do the Hessians find in the house they discover?

3. What does Jonathan learn at the campfire about the boy's family?

4. What challenge does Jonathan face when he leaves the house at night?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What connection does Jonathan make between the death of his father's friend in battle and the death of the boy's parents at the hands of the Corporal?

4. In what way does untying himself from the sleeping Hessian represent a change in Jonathan?

5. 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?

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

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

8. Why is the task of milking the cow so comforting to Jonathan?

9. Why does Jonathan think he sees himself from the day before when he returns home?

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

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