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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 37 - 44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

2. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a farm boy said to be the fastest runner in the brigade" (54)?
(a) Peter Brown.
(b) Silvenus.
(c) Curzon Smith.
(d) Luke Greenlaw.

3. In what regiment is Eben assigned?
(a) The 4th New York Regiment.
(b) The 16th Massachusetts Regiment.
(c) The 1st Rhode Island Regiment.
(d) The 12th New Hampshire Regiment.

4. Where does Benny say he was supposed to be enrolling in college this winter in Chapter 18?
(a) Princeton College.
(b) Emerson College.
(c) Yale College.
(d) Harvard College.

5. What do Curzon and his fellow soldiers use to mark a line on their sleeves to denote mourning in Chapter 23?
(a) Mud.
(b) Ink.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old did James Bellingham turn on the birthday described by Curzon in "Before"?

2. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?

3. Whose boots does Curzon intend to wear when meeting Bellingham in Chapter 31?

4. What word is defined in the dictionary entry that opens Chapter 24?

5. What food does Eben take Curzon to eat at camp in the beginning of Chapter 8?

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