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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Corporal get angry when a soldier in Rocktown fires a shot into the air?
(a) He's afraid they'll give away their location.
(b) The soldier used the Corporal's gun.
(c) The soldier is wasting ammunition.
(d) The Corporal doesn't want to frighten the woman.

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

3. What has happened to Jonathan's clothes as a result of the battle?
(a) His clothes are muddy.
(b) His sleeve is torn.
(c) His clothes are blood-soaked.
(d) His trousers are torn in the knee.

4. What happens when Jonathan tries to stand up when is alone after the battle?
(a) He stands easily.
(b) He gets dizzy.
(c) He can only put his weight on one foot.
(d) He falls down.

5. Where does Jonathan find himself soon after the battle with the Hessians?
(a) On the ground in the woods.
(b) Hiding in a tree.
(c) In a sheltered area with the American soldiers.
(d) Back home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What facial feature does the tall Hessian have?

2. What does Jonathan think as he and the Hessians begin walking on the road?

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

4. What does the tavern keeper encourage Jonathan to do?

5. How many houses are there in Rocktown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the local men react to the Corporal at the beginning of the story?

2. How does the battle affect Jonathan's orientation in terms of time and space?

3. How does Jonathan begin to understand what the Hessians are saying to him?

4. Why has Jonathan's father prepared him to fight even though he is against it?

5. In what way are Jonathan's feelings about the Corporal different than those of the other soldiers?

6. What new feelings does Jonathan experience immediately following the battle?

7. Why does Jonathan lie to the tavern keeper about having permission from his father to fight?

8. What does Jonathan's identification with the word "soldier" (spoken in German by the Hessian) lead him to feel?

9. Why does Jonathan hope the drum or fife player is younger than he?

10. How does the feeling of Jonathan's gun in his hands change as he prepares to fire upon the Hessians?

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