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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 is Jonathan feeling as he begins to carry out the Corporal's orders at the house?
(a) Proud.
(b) Sad.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Brave.

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

3. How do the Hessians react to the Corporal's shouts?
(a) They prepare to surrender.
(b) They prepare to fight their way out.
(c) They hit the floor.
(d) They prepare to use Jonathan as a hostage.

4. What do the American soldiers discuss immediately following the battle with the Hessians at the house?
(a) How brave Jonathan was.
(b) How foolish Jonathan was.
(c) Nothing.
(d) How inept the Hessians were.

5. What does the Corporal have Jonathan do for the men as they approach the house?
(a) Give them assignments.
(b) Describe the house.
(c) Come up with strategies.
(d) Describe the Hessians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information surprises Jonathan at the campfire?

2. What does Jonathan tell the Hessians to do in response to the Corporal's shouts?

3. What is surprising about the Corporal's voice when he awakens Jonathan?

4. How were the boy's parents buried?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of Jonathan choosing to carry the boy and leave the gun in the house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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