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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does the Corporal want the soldiers to arrive at the house where the Hessians are?
2. What does Jonathan decide to do with his own gun before leaving the house while the Hessians are asleep?
3. What does the man who greets Jonathan at the campfire want to know?
4. What things does Jonathan discover in the house he and the Hessians find?
5. Where does Jonathan find the child?
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. Why is the task of milking the cow so comforting to Jonathan?
3. In what way does untying himself from the sleeping Hessian represent a change in Jonathan?
4. Why does Jonathan feel a sense of comaraderie with his enemy captor, just because he winks at him?
5. What does the Corporal's reaction to Jonathan and the boy's appearance at the campfire reveal about his character?
6. 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?
7. Why does the young Hessian recite a prayer over the grave of two Americans?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. How do the reactions of the men differ from those of the Corporal when Jonathan appears at the campfire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When the Frenchman explains to Jonathan that soldiers either kill or get killed, what is it about Jonathan's experience that leads him to believe that it may not be this black-and-white? How has Jonathan's notion of what it means to be a soldier changed?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of idealism versus reality in the novel. At what points does Jonathan wrestle to resolve his conflicts between the two? How do these experiences ultimately shape his conclusions?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Jonathan's father neglect to share his own experiences with and concerns about war with Jonathan, both before and after Jonathan goes to fight? In what ways might his father's silence be a contributing factor in Jonathan's strong desire to go to war? How might Jonathan's outlook and actions be different if his father had been more open with him?
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