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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 shirt sleeve.
(b) His blanket.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His hat.

2. How old was Eben when his father sent him to live with his uncle?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Fifteen.

3. Where is the company from that wins the cabin-building contest in Chapter 22?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) New Hampshire.

4. What is Eben's full name?
(a) Ebenezer Watson.
(b) Ebenezer Williams.
(c) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(d) Ebenezer Waterman.

5. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?
(a) Burns.
(b) Greenlaw.
(c) Silvenus.
(d) Eben.

6. Who is addressed in the letter from George Washington that is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 14?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) Henry Laurens.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) Sergeant John Smith.

7. Who is the Rhode Island General whose report to George Washington is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 15?
(a) General James Varnum.
(b) General Henry Laurens.
(c) General John Smith.
(d) General Jehu Grant.

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

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

10. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Peter.
(c) Caleb.
(d) John.

11. Whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 21?
(a) Thomas Anbury's.
(b) Private George Ewing's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) Joseph Plumb Martin's.

12. From what prison had Isabel freed Curzon in the novel's Prelude?
(a) McAlister Prison.
(b) Bridewell Prison.
(c) Bannister Prison.
(d) Hopewell Prison.

13. With whom does Eben say he went scavenging in Chapter 21?
(a) Private George Ewing.
(b) John Bannister.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) John Burns.

14. How does Curzon help the Patriot soldier when he faces off against the redcoat in Chapter 2?
(a) He throws water on the redcoat.
(b) He throws a rock at the redcoat.
(c) He trips the redcoat.
(d) He shoots the redcoat in the leg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Curzon claim to be when enlisting in Chapter 9?

2. What animals does Curzon describe as the most fearful to him in the forest in Chapter 1?

3. What last name does Curzon give when he enlists in the armed services?

4. What do they give to Sergeant Woodruff before they pack him on a litter to take him to get medical care in Chapter 22?

5. Of whom does Curzon say in Chapter 11, "His rude manner declared him my enemy the first time he clapped eyes on me" (54)?

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