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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does the sergeant obtain and distribute to his regiment in Chapter 18?
(a) Rice.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Beans.
(d) Potatoes.

2. What is contained in the wooden box that Curzon takes from the dead redcoat in Chapter 4?
(a) Silver spoons.
(b) A compass.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

3. What is the name of the larger hill behind Mount Joy?
(a) Mount Rose.
(b) Mount Casper.
(c) Mount Misery.
(d) Mount Vernon.

4. What dates are denoted in the opening of Chapter 23?
(a) March 18, 1778 - March 22, 1778.
(b) February 23, 1778 - March 17, 1778.
(c) February 7, 1778 - February 11, 1778.
(d) December 31, 1777 - January 1, 1778.

5. Of whom does Curzon say in Chapter 11, "His rude manner declared him my enemy the first time he clapped eyes on me" (54)?
(a) Hugh Faulkner.
(b) Luke Greenlaw.
(c) Peter Brown.
(d) John Burns.

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

7. On what date does Chapter 1 open?
(a) October 7, 1777.
(b) March 13, 1777.
(c) June 1, 1778.
(d) February 6, 1778.

8. What does Curzon describe his regiment eating for dinner after working on the cabin in Chapter 19?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Pea soup.
(c) Potato soup.
(d) Fried eggs.

9. Who are assigned digging a privy trench for the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) The Janack twins.
(b) John and Roger.
(c) Silvenus and Eben.
(d) Jack and Paul.

10. Where does Benny say he was supposed to be enrolling in college this winter in Chapter 18?
(a) Emerson College.
(b) Princeton College.
(c) Harvard College.
(d) Yale College.

11. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(b) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(c) Mayor Henry Dearborn's.
(d) General Gates's.

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

13. What is Eben's full name?
(a) Ebenezer Waterman.
(b) Ebenezer Williams.
(c) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(d) Ebenezer Watson.

14. What is Captain Russell's profession?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a policeman.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a professor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the Rhode Island slave whose pension application is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 4?

3. How old was Eben when his father sent him to live with his uncle?

4. Why is there no food being served at the camp when Curzon's regiment arrives in Chapter 14?

5. Who is addressed in the letter from George Washington that is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 14?

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