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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hunk of cheese.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A bowl of pudding.

2. 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 shoots the redcoat in the leg.
(c) He trips the redcoat.
(d) He throws a rock at the redcoat.

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

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

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

6. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's blanket in Chapter 24?
(a) Eben.
(b) John Burns.
(c) Hugh Faukner.
(d) Silvenus.

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

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

9. What word is defined in the dictionary entry that opens Chapter 24?
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Emancipation.

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

11. Who has ordered several companies out of camp to harass the British in Chapter 7?
(a) General Gates.
(b) General Hebert.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn.
(d) General Watts.

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

13. What does Curzon claim "stealing from a thief" (105) is in Chapter 21?
(a) "Abhorrent."
(b) "Justice."
(c) "Crafty."
(d) "Admirable."

14. Who does Eben say he has gotten into a fight with in Chapter 23?
(a) John Burns.
(b) Aaron Barry.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) Henry Knox.

15. Who is the Sergeant of the First Rhode Island Regiment that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) Sergeant Henry Dearborn.
(b) Sergeant John Smith.
(c) Sergeant Jehu Grant.
(d) Sergeant Thomas Anbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a stoop-shouldered son of a fisherman who liked to draw" (54)?

2. What do the Patriot soldiers do as the British prisoners are marched in, in Chapter 10?

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

4. Where is the company from that wins the cabin-building contest in Chapter 22?

5. Where did Curzon serve for Judge Bellingham?

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