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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Eben say he has gotten into a fight with in Chapter 23?
(a) John Burns.
(b) Aaron Barry.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

3. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

4. Whose quote describing the Battles of Saratoga opens Chapter 6?
(a) Jehu Grant's.
(b) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn's.
(d) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.

5. To whom is George Washington's letter addressed that is cited in the opening of Chapter 19?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) John Bannister.
(c) Joseph Plumb Martin.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

6. Who is the Sergeant of the First Rhode Island Regiment that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) Sergeant Henry Dearborn.
(b) Sergeant Thomas Anbury.
(c) Sergeant Jehu Grant.
(d) Sergeant John Smith.

7. Who is addressed in the letter from George Washington that is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 14?
(a) Henry Laurens.
(b) Sergeant John Smith.
(c) Daniel Granger.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

8. Who is given Sergeant Woodruff's pencil nubs after he dies?
(a) Hugh Faukner.
(b) Eben.
(c) Curzon.
(d) Greenlaw.

9. 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?
(a) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(b) Ezra Tilden.
(c) Daniel Granger.
(d) Jehu Grant.

10. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's boots in Chapter 24?
(a) Silvenus.
(b) Aaron Barry.
(c) Curzon.
(d) Eben.

11. What color is the felt hat that Curzon purchases in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

12. What does Curzon claim "stealing from a thief" (105) is in Chapter 21?
(a) "Admirable."
(b) "Justice."
(c) "Abhorrent."
(d) "Crafty."

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

14. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?
(a) Hugh Faulkner.
(b) Luke Greenlaw.
(c) John Brown.
(d) William Anderson.

15. What regular pay is granted to Curzon when he enlists in Chapter 9?
(a) 30 shillings a month.
(b) 20 shillings a month.
(c) 10 shillings a month.
(d) 25 shillings a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the burly lad who claims to see Noah on the Hudson in Chapter 11?

2. Who does Isabel want to find in Charleston in the Prelude?

3. What do Curzon and his fellow soldiers use to mark a line on their sleeves to denote mourning in Chapter 23?

4. Whose letter from Valley Forge is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 23?

5. What does Curzon describe eating for every meal before the next shipment of food arrives in Chapter 18?

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