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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabel do in the ending of Chapter 53?
(a) She slaps Curzon.
(b) She runs from the room.
(c) She throws water on Curzon.
(d) She kisses Curzon.

2. Who threatens Curzon to not urinate close to the hut in Chapter 27?
(a) Burns.
(b) Silvenus.
(c) Greenlaw.
(d) Eben.

3. Who is George Washington's overseer whose letter is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 40?
(a) Henry Laurens.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) Joseph Valentine.
(d) Jehu Grant.

4. What is Missus Cook's first name?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Mary.
(c) Anna.
(d) Jenny.

5. Who is referred to as General Washington's manservant in Chapter 39?
(a) Billy Lee.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) John Bannister.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 48 as "the long-haired fellow who drew maps for General Washington" (224) in Chapter 48?

2. Where did Isabel live with her master before she escaped long ago?

3. From whom is the letter addressed to John Adams that opens Chapter 33?

4. On what date does Chapter 58 open?

5. On what date does Chapter 35 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What letters do Curzon and Isabel write in Chapter 60?

2. What news of the unit does Curzon learn from Eben in Chapter 46?

3. What is indicated by the display of Greenlaw's men in Chapter 56?

4. What happens in the confrontation between Curzon and Burns in Chapter 27?

5. What does Curzon learn about Isabel from Missus Cook in Chapter 38?

6. How does Curzon attempt to make a key copy to Isabel's collar?

7. What are the soldiers ordered to do during the blizzard in Chapter 28?

8. What was the agreement that Curzon had with Bellingham when they last saw one another?

9. What does Curzon learn about the enlistment of slaves in the war in Chapter 43?

10. What is Eben's plan for helping Curzon to escape in Chapter 47?

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