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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 word from the novel refers to Germans who served but were not incorporated into the British Army?
(a) Infidels.
(b) Recons.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Hessians.

2. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?
(a) Peter.
(b) Caleb.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

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

5. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?
(a) Burns.
(b) Silvenus.
(c) Greenlaw.
(d) Eben.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color is the felt hat that Curzon purchases in Chapter 11?

4. Who is the burly lad who claims to see Noah on the Hudson in Chapter 11?

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

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