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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hard Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Steadily.
(c) Somewhat quickly.
(d) Very rapidly.

2. How are Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe related?
(a) First cousins.
(b) Step-brothers.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Uncle and nephew.

3. At what location are the Americans just a few miles from where the British settle on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River?
(a) Fort Lee.
(b) Fort Greene.
(c) Fort Delaware.
(d) Fort Washington.

4. While officers of the Hessian army all have specific beliefs, by what are these men defined?
(a) Honor and aristocracy.
(b) Aristocracy and wealth.
(c) Courage and wealth.
(d) Courage and honor.

5. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?
(a) Summer, 1776.
(b) Fall, 1776.
(c) Winter, 1776.
(d) Spring, 1777.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of intelligence that the Hessians receive proves false in the battle Mr. Fischer details in "The Surprise?"

2. What do the people view Washington as being?

3. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?

4. How does the author describe the storm that breaks out on the day of the battle on which this book centers?

5. In battles at what locations do the Americans learn important lessons about artillery?

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