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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. On what date does Chapter 1 open?
(a) February 6, 1778.
(b) June 1, 1778.
(c) October 7, 1777.
(d) March 13, 1777.

2. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?
(a) William Anderson.
(b) Luke Greenlaw.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Hugh Faulkner.

3. Who has ordered several companies out of camp to harass the British in Chapter 7?
(a) General Gates.
(b) General Watts.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn.
(d) General Hebert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the novel refers to Germans who served but were not incorporated into the British Army?

2. What regular pay is granted to Curzon when he enlists in Chapter 9?

3. What last name does Curzon give when he enlists in the armed services?

4. Who is the Rhode Island slave whose pension application is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 4?

5. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 7?

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