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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 gives the nod for the soldiers to begin filling Sergeant Woodruff's grave in Chapter 23?
(a) Captain Greene.
(b) Captain Thomas Anbury.
(c) Captain Stanwell.
(d) Captain Ross.

2. What food does the sergeant obtain and distribute to his regiment in Chapter 18?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Beans.
(d) Rice.

3. Who does Eben say he has gotten into a fight with in Chapter 23?
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) Aaron Barry.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) John Burns.

4. To whom is George Washington's letter addressed that is cited in the opening of Chapter 19?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) Joseph Plumb Martin.
(c) John Bannister.
(d) Thomas Anbury.

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?
(a) Ezra Tilden.
(b) Jehu Grant.
(c) Daniel Granger.
(d) Ebenezer Woodruff.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word from the novel refers to Germans who served but were not incorporated into the British Army?

4. What troops does Curzon say have the most black soldiers of all the states in the camp in Chapter 7?

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

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