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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 54 - 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Chapter 56 open?
(a) April 29, 1778.
(b) May 6, 1778.
(c) March 19, 1778.
(d) June 4, 1778.

2. From whom is the letter addressed to John Adams that opens Chapter 33?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) Henry Laurens.
(c) Abigail Adams.
(d) Henry Knox.

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

4. Who is the author of The Art of Cookery, published in 1774?
(a) Hannah Glasse.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) Abigail Adams.
(d) Mary Prince.

5. Who does Curzon say had been taken to the Yellow Springs hospital for the bloody flux in Chapter 22?
(a) Peter Brown.
(b) Eben.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) Henry Knox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is George Washington's overseer whose letter is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 40?

2. Who is the 17-year-old private whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 18?

3. 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?

4. What does John Burns demand from Curzon in Chapter 27?

5. What was Benny preparing to study in college before he joined the war efforts?

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