We have studied the free propagation of a 1D N-atom quantum bright soliton and its response to Bragg excitations. We find an unexpected degree of quasiclassicality of quantum solitons with particle numbers as small as N=3 in terms of Bragg excitation probabilities and momentum correlation functions. Such a property is surprising because 1D systems usually exhibit prominent quantum correlations and fluctuations.

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