Marquis de Lafayette's Daring Midnight Escape at Barren Hill

1. What dangerous mission did General Washington give to Lafayette?

2. Why did the young French soldier decide to come to America and fight?

3. How did Lafayette trick the British soldiers who were trying to capture him?

4. What was Lafayette's most important concern as his soldiers escaped across the river?

5. What do you think Washington's silent handshake meant at the end of the story?