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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 ring.
(b) A compass.
(c) A necklace.
(d) Silver spoons.

2. Who is the Sergeant of the First Rhode Island Regiment that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) Sergeant Thomas Anbury.
(b) Sergeant John Smith.
(c) Sergeant Jehu Grant.
(d) Sergeant Henry Dearborn.

3. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?
(a) A bowl of rice.
(b) A baked potato.
(c) A bowl of pudding.
(d) A hunk of cheese.

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

5. Where did Curzon serve for Judge Bellingham?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Hackensack.
(d) Portland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what regiment is Eben assigned?

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

4. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?

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

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