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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Corporal suggest they approach the battle?
(a) Ambushing the enemy from the trees.
(b) Hiding out behind rocks and bushes.
(c) Ambushing the enemy from a high cliff.
(d) Waiting until dark to surprise the enemy.

2. Who are the Hessians in the story?
(a) The Americans' allies.
(b) The French-speaking allies of the British.
(c) The Americans' captives.
(d) The German-speaking allies of the British.

3. What happens when Jonathan starts to whistle on the way to the battle?
(a) Other men join him.
(b) The Corporal tells him to keep quiet.
(c) A man gives him an angry look.
(d) The enemy hears him.

4. Who are the Tories in the story?
(a) American allies.
(b) American traitors.
(c) The British.
(d) The German-speaking allies of the British.

5. Why don't the soldiers trust the Corporal on the way to the battle?
(a) He keeps stopping to nap.
(b) He's leading them in the wrong direction.
(c) He keeps changing the number of men they'll be fighting.
(d) He is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan want to be at the beginning of the story?

2. What is Jonathan's older brother?

3. What do the New Jersey soldier uniforms look like?

4. What road do the soldiers take toward the battle?

5. What does Jonathan detect in the face of the man who accuses the Corporal of having a reputation?

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