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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) Major Ebenezer Woodruff.
(b) Major Thomas Anbury.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn.
(d) Major Daniel Granger.

2. What regular pay is granted to Curzon when he enlists in Chapter 9?
(a) 10 shillings a month.
(b) 25 shillings a month.
(c) 20 shillings a month.
(d) 30 shillings a month.

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

4. What object does Curzon weep over having lost in Chapter 6?
(a) His tie.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His blanket.
(d) His hat.

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

6. 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.

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

8. What troops does Curzon say have the most black soldiers of all the states in the camp in Chapter 7?
(a) The Maryland troops.
(b) The Connecticut troops.
(c) The Georgia troops.
(d) The New Jersey troops.

9. What does the British Army do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The double reinforcements.
(b) They successully bomb the American fort.
(c) They retreat.
(d) The press forward.

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

11. What are Curzon and his companions force to eat in Chapter 16?
(a) Firecakes.
(b) Leather.
(c) Coffee grounds.
(d) Dry rice.

12. In the end of Chapter 20, Eben asks Curzon if he knows how to cook what?
(a) An eggplant.
(b) A pancake.
(c) An egg.
(d) A pumpkin.

13. How many British prisoners have been taken by the Patriots at Curzon's camp in Chapter 10?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

14. What date is denoted at the opening of the Prelude?
(a) April 29, 1778.
(b) March 13, 1777.
(c) January 19, 1777.
(d) October 7, 1777.

15. What is the name of the larger hill behind Mount Joy?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Mount Misery.
(c) Mount Casper.
(d) Mount Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?

2. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?

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

5. On what date does Chapter 1 open?

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