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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What food does Eben take Curzon to eat at camp in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Oranges and cherries.
(b) Potato soup and bread.
(c) Firecakes and water.
(d) Chicken stew and biscuits.

3. Who does Isabel want to find in Charleston in the Prelude?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rakel.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ruth.

4. What is the name of Eben's aunt who says that people like Trumbull are trouble in Chapter 9?
(a) Aunt Edna.
(b) Aunt Jenny.
(c) Aunt Patience.
(d) Aunt Sarah.

5. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a farm boy said to be the fastest runner in the brigade" (54)?
(a) Luke Greenlaw.
(b) Peter Brown.
(c) Curzon Smith.
(d) Silvenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?

2. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?

3. Who is attributed to the quote that opens Chapter 2?

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

5. How many British prisoners have been taken by the Patriots at Curzon's camp in Chapter 10?

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