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

2. What does Jonathan learn at the campfire about the boy's family?
(a) That he had a younger brother who was taken prisoner.
(b) That he had an older brother who went to war.
(c) That he had an older brother who escaped.
(d) That he had a younger brother who was killed.

3. Where is the Corporal's clothing torn when he awakens Jonathan?
(a) In the sleeve.
(b) In the collar.
(c) In the knee.
(d) In the shoulder.

4. What happens to the Hessians on the porch?
(a) They are unscathed and taken prisoner.
(b) They shoot their way past the Americans.
(c) They are wounded and taken prisoner.
(d) They are killed by the Americans.

5. How does Jonathan begin to find his way once he has left the house?
(a) He looks for a campfire.
(b) He uses the stars.
(c) He looks for the woods.
(d) He looks for the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the young Hessian appear to Jonathan in the light of the burning stick at night?

2. What does the Corporal at the campfire know that surprises Jonathan?

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

4. What does the man who greets Jonathan at the campfire want to know?

5. Who takes the small boy to his home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does the young Hessian insist on digging the grave on his own?

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. 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?

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