From The Fighting Ground
What happened to Jonathan’s father in the war?
Answer: He was wounded in the leg which made it painful for him to walk.
From The Fighting Ground
What did it mean when the bell tolled?
Answer: People were to go into town and be ready to join the army.
From The Fighting Ground
What did Jonathan borrow from the man at the tavern?
Answer: a gun.
From The Fighting Ground
Who and how many men was Jonathan going to fight?
Answer: Hessian’s about thirty of them.
From The Fighting Ground
How many soldiers captured Jonathan?
Answer: Three
From The Fighting Ground
What happened to the parents that lived on the farm?
Answer: They were killed by the Corporal.
From The Fighting Ground
Who/What did Jonathan find in the shed on the farm?
Answer: A small boy and a bucket to milk the cow.
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathan escape from the soldiers?
Answer: He waited until they fell asleep, and then slipped away.
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathan try to help the soldiers?
Answer: He tried to warn them that the American soldiers were outside.
From The Fighting Ground
What happened to the soldiers that captured Jonathan?
Answer: They were killed by the American soldiers.
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathan’s feelings about the war change after he came home from
fighting?
Answer: He no longer was excited and enthusiastic about fighting in the war.
From The Fighting Ground
How would Jonathan’s father react if he knew Jonathan was going to the tavern?
angry
From The Fighting Ground
Describe the mood of the other soldiers with Jonathan when they saw their first
action.
Very nervous
From The Fighting Ground
In the first battle was Jonathan fighting the British, the Tories or the Hessians?
Hessians
From The Fighting Ground
What happened to “the boy’s” parents who Jonathan found?
They were murdered
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathan escape from the Hessians?
He slipped away during the night
From The Fighting Ground
What did Jonathan dream of becoming one day?
A soldier
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathon get a gun for the battle in the beginning of the book?
The inn keeper
From The Fighting Ground
Who were the Hessians?
German soldiers hired by Britain
From The Fighting Ground
How did Jonathan’s dad hurt his leg?
Wounded in a Philadelphia battle
From The Fighting Ground
What happened to the three Hessians who kidnapped Jonathan by the end of the
book?
They were killed by the continental army
From The Fighting Ground
How are the chapters organized?
They are listed according to the time of day.
From The Fighting Ground
What does Rocktown look like?
Six houses on the road, around a waterwell, strangely there were no rocks
or rock quarry noticeable.
From The Fighting Ground
How are the chapters organized?
They are listed according to the time of day.
From The Fighting Ground
What does Rocktown look like?
Six houses on the road, around a waterwell, strangely there were no rocks
or rock quarry noticeable.