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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 does Jonathan do when he gets inside the house where the Hessians have been sleeping?
(a) Tells them it's safe to come out.
(b) Ties them up.
(c) Warns them about the Americans outside.
(d) Shoots at them.

2. What does the old Hessian do to Jonathan in response to Jonathan's advice about the soldiers outside?
(a) He gives Jonathan a gun to use against his own men.
(b) He tries to push Jonathan out the door.
(c) He shoots at Jonathan.
(d) He grabs Jonathan and uses him as a shield.

3. How do the Hessians react to the discovery of the boy's dead parents?
(a) They look more closely.
(b) They try to pull the boy away from the scene.
(c) With annoyance and impatience.
(d) With sympathy and compassion.

4. Who helps Jonathan bury the boy's parents?
(a) An American soldier.
(b) The young Hessian.
(c) The tall Hessian.
(d) The old Hessian.

5. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's dead parents?
(a) They were not really his parents.
(b) They were Hessians.
(c) They were Tories.
(d) They were innocent civilians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan find interesting about the Corporal's yelling at the Hessians?

2. What does the man who greets Jonathan at the campfire want to know?

3. What does Jonathan learn at the campfire about the boy's family?

4. How does the soldier who helps Jonathan react to Jonathan's grave-digging?

5. What does the Corporal have Jonathan do for the men as they approach the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Jonathan smashing the borrowed gun to pieces in a fit of rage?

2. How do the reactions of the men differ from those of the Corporal when Jonathan appears at the campfire?

3. Why does Jonathan risk his life and the boy's by bringing the boy to the Hessians?

4. What does the Corporal's reaction to Jonathan and the boy's appearance at the campfire reveal about his character?

5. How do the Hessians treat Jonathan when he is trying to save their lives?

6. Why does the young Hessian insist on digging the grave on his own?

7. In what way does untying himself from the sleeping Hessian represent a change in Jonathan?

8. Why does the young Hessian recite a prayer over the grave of two Americans?

9. Why is the task of milking the cow so comforting to Jonathan?

10. Why does Jonathan think he sees himself from the day before when he returns home?

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