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

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

3. Whose quote describing the Battles of Saratoga opens Chapter 6?
(a) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(b) Jehu Grant's.
(c) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(d) Major Henry Dearborn's.

4. How old does Curzon claim to be when enlisting in Chapter 9?
(a) Near 17.
(b) Near 14.
(c) Near 16.
(d) Near 18.

5. What is the name of the larger hill behind Mount Joy?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Mount Rose.
(c) Mount Casper.
(d) Mount Misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date is denoted at the opening of the Prelude?

2. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 3, describing the Second Battle of Saratoga?

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

4. What does Curzon describe his regiment eating for dinner after working on the cabin in Chapter 19?

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

(see the answer key)

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