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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1834, Chapter Fifteen - Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Burr meets with Charlie after Burr's partners in the Texas land scheme come looking for him, what does Mrs. Burr claim her husband has sold?
(a) Her tea set and collection of china.
(b) Her business.
(c) Her grandmother's wedding band.
(d) Her second carriage and horses for half of what they are worth.

2. For whom does Helen's mother work?
(a) A cook.
(b) A dressmaker.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A politician.

3. When did Burr write most of his notes regarding the Revolutionary War?
(a) When he was alone between marriages.
(b) When he was lost at sea with his daughter.
(c) When he traveled to Europe and lived with a prostitute.
(d) When he was hunched down in trenches during the war.

4. From what type of background does Hamilton come?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Poor and illegitimate.
(c) Rich and powerful.
(d) Middle class.

5. When does Burr's wife, Eliza, file for divorce?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1838.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the wedding of Burr and Madame Jumel held?

2. While living with General Israel Putnam, what is the name of the person that Burr identifies as a spy?

3. Who challenges Burr on his position of support of the French people in their revolution?

4. What is the outcome of the battle at White Plains?

5. In Burr's divorce from Eliza, whom does Eliza hire as her attorney?

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