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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. How does the soldier who helps Jonathan react to Jonathan's grave-digging?
2. What happens to the Hessians on the porch?
3. What do the men at the campfire want to do when they hear Jonathan's story?
4. What is the small boy's appearance when Jonathan finds him?
5. What does Jonathan understand about the cow near the house he and the Hessians discover?
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. Why does the young Hessian insist on digging the grave on his own?
3. 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?
4. What does the Corporal's reaction to Jonathan and the boy's appearance at the campfire reveal about his character?
5. Why is the Corporal being kind to Jonathan after he wakes him up?
6. Why does Jonathan feel a sense of comaraderie with his enemy captor, just because he winks at him?
7. Why does Jonathan risk his life and the boy's by bringing the boy to the Hessians?
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 Hessians treat Jonathan when he is trying to save their lives?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much of the text consists of the silent inner workings of Jonathan's mind as he tries to figure out his own beliefs and wonders about his fate. As he spends time with his Hessian captors, what effect does his relationship with them have on his changing thought process, specifically on his thoughts about war?
Essay Topic 2
What are Jonathan's primary motives for wanting to go to war, and how do these define his character? Compare his motives to those of others such as the Corporal. What does Jonathan hope to accomplish?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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