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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 20 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) Major Henry Dearborn.
(b) Major Thomas Anbury.
(c) Major Ebenezer Woodruff.
(d) Major Jehu Grant.

2. What do the Patriot soldiers do as the British prisoners are marched in, in Chapter 10?
(a) They sing.
(b) They kneel on one knee.
(c) They stand in silence.
(d) The jeer and throw things.

3. What dates are denoted in the opening of Chapter 23?
(a) February 23, 1778 - March 17, 1778.
(b) December 31, 1777 - January 1, 1778.
(c) March 18, 1778 - March 22, 1778.
(d) February 7, 1778 - February 11, 1778.

4. How far is the camp at Valley Forge from Philadelphia?
(a) 12 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 18 miles.
(d) 67 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is given Sergeant Woodruff's pencil nubs after he dies?

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

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

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

5. Who has ordered several companies out of camp to harass the British in Chapter 7?

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