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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. Where does Missus Cook go to be with her family in Chapter 57?

2. Who threatens Curzon to not urinate close to the hut in Chapter 27?

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

4. What is Gideon doing when he collapses in the beginning of Chapter 45?

5. Who enters the hut to say that the escape plan will not work in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Baron von Steuben described?

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

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

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

8. Why does Curzon begin destroying things and causing problems in Chapter 41?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Gideon in the novel. How old is Gideon? From where has he been sent on loan to the army by his master? What secrets are revealed about Gideon in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the opening quotations in each chapter of Forge. What individuals are quoted? What is detailed in their descriptions? What is the purpose of these excerpts?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze Sergeant Woodruff in the novel. How does Sergeant Woodruff treat his troops? How does his treatment compare with the treatment of other sergeants? What is Sergeant Woodruff's relationship to Eben?

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