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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Eben's aunt who says that people like Trumbull are trouble in Chapter 9?
(a) Aunt Edna.
(b) Aunt Patience.
(c) Aunt Jenny.
(d) Aunt Sarah.

2. In what month does Curzon say he fell in love with Isabel in the chapter titled "Before"?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

3. What date opens Chapter 3?
(a) October 7, 1777.
(b) March 3, 1778.
(c) June 2, 1777.
(d) September 12, 1777.

4. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Caleb.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

5. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) Major Henry Dearborn.
(b) Major Ebenezer Woodruff.
(c) Major Thomas Anbury.
(d) Major Daniel Granger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Curzon claim to be when enlisting in Chapter 9?

2. Who is attributed to the quote that opens Chapter 2?

3. From what prison had Isabel freed Curzon in the novel's Prelude?

4. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?

5. The author opens Chapter 9 with an excerpt of a journal from a soldier who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 13. What was his name?

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