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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. Who is the first person to greet Jonathan at the campfire?
2. How does the boy respond the first time Jonathan asks about his parents?
3. Where does Jonathan end up after the struggle with the Hessians on the porch?
4. How long is it after Jonathan leaves the house at night that he sees a light?
5. Why do the Hessians send Jonathan out of the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jonathan risk his life and the boy's by bringing the boy to the Hessians?
2. 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?
3. According to the Corporal, how do the boy's dead parents fit into the story as a whole?
4. By using a language that the Hessians do not understand, does the Corporal really give them a chance to save their lives when he tells them to surrender?
5. What is the significance of Jonathan choosing to carry the boy and leave the gun in the house?
6. Why is the task of milking the cow so comforting to Jonathan?
7. In what way does untying himself from the sleeping Hessian represent a change in Jonathan?
8. Why does Jonathan think he sees himself from the day before when he returns home?
9. Why does Jonathan have confusing reactions to the men's assessment at the campfire of the result of the battle?
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
How has the young child's experiences mirrored Jonathan's own experiences of war? In particular, how have they both been changed by the horrors they have seen? What does this have to do with Jonathan's decision to protect the child at any cost?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the use of time-stamping throughout the book. What effect does it have on the reader to see events unfold more slowly or more quickly using this device?
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