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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. What is contained in the wooden box that Curzon takes from the dead redcoat in Chapter 4?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A compass.
(c) A ring.
(d) Silver spoons.

2. What date opens Chapter 3?
(a) June 2, 1777.
(b) October 7, 1777.
(c) September 12, 1777.
(d) March 3, 1778.

3. When does Curzon say Isabel ran off with their money in Chapter 1?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) June.

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

5. With how many soldiers does Curzon share his tent after enlisting in Chapter 10?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Curzon serve for Judge Bellingham?

4. Whose quote describing the Battles of Saratoga opens Chapter 6?

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?

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