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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many British prisoners have been taken by the Patriots at Curzon's camp in Chapter 10?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 1,000.

2. Who is the Rhode Island slave whose pension application is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) Ezra Tilden.
(b) Thomas Anbury.
(c) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(d) Jehu Grant.

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

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

5. The author opens Chapter 9 with an excerpt of a journal from a soldier who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 13. What was his name?
(a) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(b) Jehu Grant.
(c) Ezra Tilden.
(d) Daniel Granger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Curzon insist the young rebel soldier do in the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What object does Curzon weep over having lost in Chapter 6?

3. What do the Patriot soldiers do as the British prisoners are marched in, in Chapter 10?

4. What food does Eben take Curzon to eat at camp in the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. How many months have passed between the Prelude and Chapter 1?

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