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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Hessians previously kill many soldiers?

2. At what point does the Corporal tell the men they should start shooting the Hessians?

3. What do the American soldiers do as the Hessian soldiers come closer?

4. What road do the soldiers take toward the battle?

5. How does Jonathan's father's friend respond to Jonathan's questions on the way to the battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Jonathan heard about the Hessians' reputation for how they treat their prisoners?

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

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

4. Why doesn't Jonathan try to escape from his captors?

5. What mixed message does the tavern keeper send Jonathan?

6. How do the American soldiers feel as they see the enemy soldiers approach?

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

8. How does Jonathan feel about his performance in the battle?

9. How does Jonathan feel about Hessians, as opposed to Tories?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author present the youngest Hessian as being so much more decent than the other two? What does this reveal about the author's vision of youth, and how does it relate to Jonathan's youth?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jonathan's initial bonding with the young Hessian. How does this experience represent an initial turning point in Jonathan's view of the Hessians, and of war in general? What does Jonathan begin to understand about the enemy?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jonathan choose to untie himself and escape from the Hessians, whom he has begun to trust, when he has no idea where else to go or what will become of him if he leaves? In what way does this action represent a departure from his earlier self?

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