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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom does Curzon say in Chapter 11, "His rude manner declared him my enemy the first time he clapped eyes on me" (54)?
(a) Luke Greenlaw.
(b) Hugh Faulkner.
(c) Peter Brown.
(d) John Burns.

2. Who has ordered several companies out of camp to harass the British in Chapter 7?
(a) General Watts.
(b) Major Henry Dearborn.
(c) General Hebert.
(d) General Gates.

3. Who are assigned digging a privy trench for the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) John and Roger.
(b) Silvenus and Eben.
(c) The Janack twins.
(d) Jack and Paul.

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

5. What does Curzon insist the young rebel soldier do in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Drink water.
(b) Run away.
(c) Tell him his name.
(d) Kill himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the washerwoman drummed from the camp in Chapter 15?

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

3. How many months have passed between the Prelude and Chapter 1?

4. What date is denoted at the opening of Chapter 15?

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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