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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 through 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the battle to take place?
(a) Rocktown.
(b) Fleming.
(c) Pennington.
(d) Trenton.

2. How many houses are there in Rocktown?
(a) Four.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Six.
(d) Forty.

3. What does the stranger tell Jonathan to do?
(a) Join the soldiers.
(b) Remain at the tavern and await further instructions.
(c) Go ahead of the soldiers and bring back information.
(d) Go back to his parents.

4. How long is Jonathan's gun in comparison to Jonathan?
(a) Longer than he is tall.
(b) The same height as him.
(c) Much shorter than him.
(d) Slightly shorter than him.

5. What does Jonathan realize as the enemy officers get closer?
(a) That he has never seen an enemy soldier before.
(b) That the enemy soldiers are just like the Americans.
(c) That the Tories are just as bad as the Hessians.
(d) That he's incapable of killing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Corporal rule out an ambush from the trees?

2. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?

3. What is Jonathan's father's attitude toward Jonathan going to war?

4. What are the Hessians wearing as they approach the Americans?

5. What signals the soldier that the enemy is on their way?

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