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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 29 through 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jonathan suspect about the parents of the boy who was killed in the war?
(a) That they are British.
(b) That they are French.
(c) That they are Tories.
(d) That they are Hessians.

2. What does Jonathan have trouble doing as the enemy approaches in Rocktown?
(a) Standing in place.
(b) Raising his gun.
(c) Fighting the urge to flee.
(d) Loading his gun.

3. Why does the woman in Rocktown run away?
(a) She hears her baby crying.
(b) She hears her husband calling her.
(c) She learns there is to be a battle there.
(d) She left food cooking on the stove.

4. When was the last time Jonathan was as far from home as he is on the way to the battle?
(a) He has never been this far from home.
(b) Many months ago.
(c) Years ago.
(d) Several weeks ago.

5. Why does Jonathan's mother worry about his older brother?
(a) They've only received one letter from him since he went to war.
(b) They've received word that he was wounded in the war.
(c) She doesn't believe what he writes in his letters from the battlefield.
(d) They've heard nothing from him since he went to war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the men respond when the Corporal tries to organize them to face the enemy?

3. What question asked by the woman in Rocktown surprises Jonathan?

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

5. What type of gun does the tavern keeper give Jonathan?

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