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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eben use to cover his uncle's face before he is buried in Chapter 23?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His shirt sleeve.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His hat.

2. What items does Trumbull claim Curzon stole from him in Chapter 8?
(a) A book and paper.
(b) Coins and stamps.
(c) Jewelry and cash.
(d) Spoons and belt buckles.

3. In what month does Curzon say he fell in love with Isabel in the chapter titled "Before"?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. What date opens Chapter 3?
(a) September 12, 1777.
(b) October 7, 1777.
(c) March 3, 1778.
(d) June 2, 1777.

5. Who are assigned digging a privy trench for the camp in Chapter 17?
(a) Jack and Paul.
(b) Silvenus and Eben.
(c) John and Roger.
(d) The Janack twins.

6. How far away is the camp that Curzon must travel to while carrying a wounded soldier in Chapter 6?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Four miles.
(d) Six miles.

7. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?
(a) Luke Greenlaw.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Hugh Faulkner.
(d) William Anderson.

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

9. Whose quote describing the Battles of Saratoga opens Chapter 6?
(a) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(b) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn's.
(d) Jehu Grant's.

10. Who is the American Ambassador in France that Thomas Paine's letter is addressed to in the opening of Chapter 22?
(a) John Bannister.
(b) Thomas Anbury.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Henry Knox.

11. What food does Eben take Curzon to eat at camp in the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Oranges and cherries.
(b) Firecakes and water.
(c) Chicken stew and biscuits.
(d) Potato soup and bread.

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

13. Who is attributed to the quote that opens Chapter 2?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

14. What is the countersign for "Windsor" in Chapter 20?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Palace.
(c) Millford.
(d) Hartford.

15. How many months have passed between the Prelude and Chapter 1?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?

2. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?

3. With whom does Eben say he went scavenging in Chapter 21?

4. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's blanket in Chapter 24?

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?

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