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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. What is in the box that the boy points out to Jonathan in the house?
2. How many American soldiers does Jonathan learn were killed or wounded in the battle?
3. What explanation does the Corporal offer for the boy's refusal to speak?
4. What are the Hessians doing when Jonathan brings the boy to the house after finding his dead parents?
5. What does the Corporal reveal about the boy's dead parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Hessians treat Jonathan when he is trying to save their lives?
2. What event causes Jonathan to reassess whether the Hessians are his friends or his enemies as he milks the cow?
3. What is the significance of Jonathan choosing to carry the boy and leave the gun in the house?
4. What does the Corporal's reaction to Jonathan and the boy's appearance at the campfire reveal about his character?
5. When Jonathan starts to protest the Corporal's orders, explaining that the Hessians "didn't hurt me," what effect does the Corporal's response have on him?
6. Why is the Corporal being kind to Jonathan after he wakes him up?
7. What is the significance of Jonathan's telling the Corporal that he wants to go home, and the Corporal telling him that he's needed?
8. Why does the young Hessian insist on digging the grave on his own?
9. Why does Jonathan risk his life and the boy's by bringing the boy to the Hessians?
10. Why is the task of milking the cow so comforting to Jonathan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Name at least two points in the story when Jonathan finds it difficult to see because some type of fog (natural or manufactured) is clouding the air. What does this fog symbolize in terms of the realities of war and Jonathan's discoveries about it?
Essay Topic 2
Much of the text consists of the silent inner workings of Jonathan's mind as he tries to figure out his own beliefs and wonders about his fate. As he spends time with his Hessian captors, what effect does his relationship with them have on his changing thought process, specifically on his thoughts about war?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Jonathan's father neglect to share his own experiences with and concerns about war with Jonathan, both before and after Jonathan goes to fight? In what ways might his father's silence be a contributing factor in Jonathan's strong desire to go to war? How might Jonathan's outlook and actions be different if his father had been more open with him?
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