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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 5?
(a) Major Ebenezer Woodruff.
(b) Major Henry Dearborn.
(c) Major Jehu Grant.
(d) Major Thomas Anbury.

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

3. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's boots in Chapter 24?
(a) Silvenus.
(b) Curzon.
(c) Aaron Barry.
(d) Eben.

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

5. What do Curzon and his fellow soldiers use to mark a line on their sleeves to denote mourning in Chapter 23?
(a) Mud.
(b) Ink.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Blood.

6. Where did Curzon serve for Judge Bellingham?
(a) Portland.
(b) Hackensack.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

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

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

9. What is the name of Eben's aunt who says that people like Trumbull are trouble in Chapter 9?
(a) Aunt Jenny.
(b) Aunt Patience.
(c) Aunt Edna.
(d) Aunt Sarah.

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

11. What last name does Curzon give when he enlists in the armed services?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Bond.
(c) Berry.
(d) Smith.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many months have passed between the Prelude and Chapter 1?

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

5. From what prison had Isabel freed Curzon in the novel's Prelude?

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