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The Fighting Ground Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is Jonathan afraid of as he and the Hessians rest?
(a) That they will abandon him.
(b) That they will harm him.
(c) That he will have to continue fighting battles.
(d) That he will never see home again.

2. What does Jonathan see as he prepares to run away when he is alone after the battle?
(a) A Hessian soldier standing nearby.
(b) A Hessian soldier coming toward him.
(c) Three Hessian soldiers standing nearby.
(d) Three Hessian soldiers coming toward him.

3. Who holds Pennington and Trenton at the beginning of the story?
(a) The Tories.
(b) The French.
(c) The British and the Hessians.
(d) The Americans.

4. What happens as Jonathan and the Hessians begin to walk?
(a) A storm is brewing.
(b) It starts to rain.
(c) It starts to snow.
(d) It stops raining.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls to the ground as Jonathan finishes reloading his gun?

2. What do Jonathan and the Hessians hear from the road?

3. Why does Jonathan jump up and yell "Don't shoot!" to the Hessians.

4. How does the Corporal suggest they approach the battle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Jonathan's father against Jonathan joining the war effort?

4. Why is Jonathan so eager to join the war effort in the beginning of the story?

5. What happens when the Corporal suggests to the men that if they're not happy with his leadership, they should replace him as leader?

6. What triggers the start of the battle, and how does this set the tone for the battle?

7. Once he has been taken prisoner, how does Jonathan try to guess the thoughts of his captors?

8. What is Jonathan's perception of the enemy soldiers as they come in closer range?

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

10. How is the Corporal described at the beginning of the story?

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