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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What has Sergeant Woodruff using when he was injured in Chapter 22?
(a) A kitchen knife.
(b) A shovel.
(c) An axe.
(d) A gun.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. What is contained in the wooden box that Curzon takes from the dead redcoat in Chapter 4?
(a) Silver spoons.
(b) A compass.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

14. What dates are denoted in the opening of Chapter 23?
(a) February 23, 1778 - March 17, 1778.
(b) December 31, 1777 - January 1, 1778.
(c) March 18, 1778 - March 22, 1778.
(d) February 7, 1778 - February 11, 1778.

15. What do the Patriot soldiers do as the British prisoners are marched in, in Chapter 10?
(a) They sing.
(b) They kneel on one knee.
(c) They stand in silence.
(d) The jeer and throw things.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What troops does Curzon say have the most black soldiers of all the states in the camp in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of Eben's aunt who says that people like Trumbull are trouble in Chapter 9?

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

5. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?

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