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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. What last name does Curzon give when he enlists in the armed services?
(a) Smith.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Bond.
(d) Berry.

2. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 3, describing the Second Battle of Saratoga?
(a) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(b) Jehu Grant's.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn's.
(d) Thomas Anbury's.

3. Why is the washerwoman drummed from the camp in Chapter 15?
(a) For adultery.
(b) For espionage.
(c) For murder.
(d) For stealing.

4. What are Curzon and his companions force to eat in Chapter 16?
(a) Leather.
(b) Dry rice.
(c) Coffee grounds.
(d) Firecakes.

5. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) Mayor Henry Dearborn's.
(b) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) General Gates's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the camp at Valley Forge from Philadelphia?

2. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?

3. What animals does Curzon describe as the most fearful to him in the forest in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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