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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 items does Trumbull claim Curzon stole from him in Chapter 8?
(a) Coins and stamps.
(b) A book and paper.
(c) Jewelry and cash.
(d) Spoons and belt buckles.

2. What regular pay is granted to Curzon when he enlists in Chapter 9?
(a) 20 shillings a month.
(b) 30 shillings a month.
(c) 10 shillings a month.
(d) 25 shillings a month.

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

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

5. Who is the burly lad who claims to see Noah on the Hudson in Chapter 11?
(a) Greenlaw.
(b) Burns.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Silvenus.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many soldiers does Curzon share his tent after enlisting in Chapter 10?

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

3. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a farm boy said to be the fastest runner in the brigade" (54)?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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