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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what direction do the Hessians take Jonathan?
(a) Toward Jonathan's home.
(b) Toward a stream.
(c) Toward Trenton.
(d) Toward Pennington.

2. What happens to Jonathan immediately following the battle with the Hessians?
(a) He chases after the Hessians.
(b) Three Hessians come after him.
(c) He kills the remaining Hessians.
(d) The American soldiers come back for him.

3. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Jonathan's father's friend.
(c) A young Hessian.
(d) The Corporal.

4. What happens as the Americans and Hessians begin shooting at one another?
(a) The fighting continues in an orderly fashion.
(b) Jonathan quickly reloads and continues to shoot.
(c) Jonathan runs away.
(d) The thick smoke adds to the chaotic atmosphere.

5. What does Jonathan wonder about as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) Why he went to battle in the first place.
(b) How he can communicate with the Hessians.
(c) Whether he can make the Hessians his allies.
(d) Whether other Hessians in the battle had taken prisoners.

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

7. Where is the first place Jonathan and the Hessians stop?
(a) In a shed.
(b) In a house.
(c) Under a pine tree.
(d) By a stream.

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

9. What does Jonathan wish about the fife and drum players he hears as the Hessians approach?
(a) That they are his age.
(b) That they are easy targets.
(c) That they are much younger than he is.
(d) That they are friendly.

10. What does Jonathan hear soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) Gunshots, then silence.
(b) Fifes and drums.
(c) Silence, then gunshots.
(d) Shouts.

11. What happens when the Corporal invites the men to replace him?
(a) They remain silent.
(b) They argue.
(c) They put it to a vote.
(d) They decide not to have any leader.

12. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?
(a) To fight.
(b) To get more training before fighting.
(c) To run away when the battle begins.
(d) Not to fight.

13. What does Jonathan hear on the morning of April 3rd?
(a) A bell.
(b) A shout.
(c) A gun shot.
(d) His father calling for him.

14. What signals the soldier that the enemy is on their way?
(a) Trumpets.
(b) A fife and drum.
(c) A bell tolling.
(d) A battle call.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan see as he prepares to run away when he is alone after the battle?

2. What do the soldiers accuse the Corporal of after asking him about the men from Snydertown?

3. What has happened to Jonathan's shoes as a result of the battle?

4. What happens to Jonathan's hands after he puts his gun down when he is alone after the battle?

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

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