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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(b) General Gates's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) Mayor Henry Dearborn's.

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

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

4. On what date does Chapter 1 open?
(a) June 1, 1778.
(b) October 7, 1777.
(c) March 13, 1777.
(d) February 6, 1778.

5. Whose shoes "fell apart completely" (96) when he has left the tent in Chapter 19?
(a) Eben's.
(b) Curzon's.
(c) Silvenus's.
(d) Greenlaw's.

6. With how many soldiers does Curzon share his tent after enlisting in Chapter 10?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

7. Why is the washerwoman drummed from the camp in Chapter 15?
(a) For espionage.
(b) For murder.
(c) For stealing.
(d) For adultery.

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

9. What is the name of Eben's aunt who says that people like Trumbull are trouble in Chapter 9?
(a) Aunt Jenny.
(b) Aunt Sarah.
(c) Aunt Patience.
(d) Aunt Edna.

10. What does Curzon describe his regiment eating for dinner after working on the cabin in Chapter 19?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Potato soup.
(c) Pea soup.
(d) Fried eggs.

11. 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.

12. Who is the burly lad who claims to see Noah on the Hudson in Chapter 11?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Silvenus.
(c) Burns.
(d) Greenlaw.

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

14. Who does Isabel want to find in Charleston in the Prelude?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rakel.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mary.

15. What was Benny preparing to study in college before he joined the war efforts?
(a) Law.
(b) Biology.
(c) History.
(d) Pre-med.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 21?

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

3. Who are assigned digging a privy trench for the camp in Chapter 17?

4. Who is addressed in the letter from George Washington that is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 14?

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

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