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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. What does Jonathan do about the person who falls to the ground during battle?
(a) He kneels by his side.
(b) He shakes him and tries to get him to speak.
(c) He drags him out of harm's way.
(d) He ignores him.

2. How does the Corporal try to organize the men in Rocktown as the enemy approaches?
(a) In three lines.
(b) Hiding behind rocks and bushes.
(c) In two lines.
(d) In one line.

3. What does Jonathan think about the town being called Rocktown?
(a) He's surprised that he sees no rocks.
(b) It makes sense because of all the rocks he sees.
(c) He sees a quarry which would account for the name.
(d) He wonders if the rocks have been recently cleared away.

4. What happens to the Corporal when, after organizing the men to face the enemy, he first tries to get back on his horse?
(a) He rode away.
(b) He sat silently on the horse.
(c) The men pushed him off.
(d) He fell to the ground.

5. What happened to Jonathan's father in the war?
(a) He was wounded in the foot.
(b) He was wounded in the arm.
(c) He was wounded in the leg.
(d) He was wounded in the shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Corporal do when the men ask about the soldiers from Snydertown?

2. Why does Jonathan fall behind the other soldiers on the way to the battle?

3. What is the tavern made of?

4. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?

5. Why does Jonathan decide not to ask any more questions about the battle after talking to his father's friend?

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