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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose letter to his brother Pierre describes the celebration of the French alliance in the opening of Chapter 56?

2. To whom is John Howard's letter addressed which opens Chapter 31?

3. What dates comprise Chapter 44?

4. Who refers to Gideon as "a peculiar egg" (185) in Chapter 39?

5. Who is the "negroe girl" (191) that is described as a runaway slave in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does Curzon decide will be the best time to run away in Chapter 39? Why?

2. How is Missus Cook described? What is her position at Moore Hall?

3. When was Curzon given as a gift to James Bellingham? How did Curzon react?

4. How has the setting of Moore Hall changed in Chapter 55?

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

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

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

8. How do Curzon and Isabel overcome Bellingham in Chapter 61?

9. What has caused Isabel to be forced to wear the iron collar? Where is the key?

10. Why does Curzon dress as he does when he goes to meet Bellingham at Moore Hall in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the conditions of the Valley Forge camp. What do Curzon and his company find when they arrive at the camp? How many soldiers are housed at the camp? What are the lacking necessities at the camp?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Curzon as the protagonist of Forge. What attributes make Curzon a strong protagonist? What are Curzon's weaknesses? How does Curzon change as a character in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Curzon and Eben have a falling out that alienates them as friends? How is this obstacle overcome? How does the falling out change the characters?

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