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

2. What object does Curzon weep over having lost in Chapter 6?
(a) His hat.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His tie.
(d) His blanket.

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

4. What troops does Curzon say have the most black soldiers of all the states in the camp in Chapter 7?
(a) The Maryland troops.
(b) The Georgia troops.
(c) The New Jersey troops.
(d) The Connecticut troops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Curzon say he fell in love with Isabel in the chapter titled "Before"?

2. How far away is the camp that Curzon must travel to while carrying a wounded soldier in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Isabel want to find in Charleston in the Prelude?

4. Of whom does Curzon say in Chapter 11, "His rude manner declared him my enemy the first time he clapped eyes on me" (54)?

5. How old does Curzon claim to be when enlisting in Chapter 9?

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