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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In what regiment is Eben assigned?
(a) The 16th Massachusetts Regiment.
(b) The 4th New York Regiment.
(c) The 1st Rhode Island Regiment.
(d) The 12th New Hampshire Regiment.

7. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?
(a) A baked potato.
(b) A bowl of pudding.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A hunk of cheese.

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

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

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

11. Who is the 17-year-old private whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 18?
(a) Private Joseph Plumb Martin.
(b) Private Daniel Granger.
(c) Private Thomas Anbury.
(d) Private John Smith.

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

13. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's hat in Chapter 24?
(a) Curzon.
(b) Eben.
(c) John Burns.
(d) Aaron Barry.

14. Of whom does Curzon say in Chapter 11, "His rude manner declared him my enemy the first time he clapped eyes on me" (54)?
(a) Luke Greenlaw.
(b) John Burns.
(c) Peter Brown.
(d) Hugh Faulkner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many British prisoners have been taken by the Patriots at Curzon's camp in Chapter 10?

2. Who gives the nod for the soldiers to begin filling Sergeant Woodruff's grave in Chapter 23?

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

5. What food does the sergeant obtain and distribute to his regiment in Chapter 18?

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