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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the mariner and former slave whose quote opens Chapter 37?
(a) Henry Laurens.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) Jehu Grant.
(d) Olaudah Equiano.

2. What is Curzon's father's name?
(a) Eben.
(b) William.
(c) Cesar.
(d) Paul.

3. How much money did James Bellingham promise to give Curzon when he emancipated him?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 40 pounds.

4. Where does Missus Cook go to be with her family in Chapter 57?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. Who has come to work on a portait in Chapter 48?
(a) General Gates.
(b) Joseph Valentine.
(c) Private Joseph Plumb Martin.
(d) Captain Peale.

6. Who is the leader of France that has formally recognized the United States as an independent nation in Chapter 54?
(a) King Henry XVI.
(b) King Louis III.
(c) King Louis XVI.
(d) King Edward XV.

7. Whose journal entry is cited in the opening of Chapter 54?
(a) Sergeant John Smith's.
(b) Private George Ewing's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) Colonel Isaac Sherman's.

8. What is the name of Bellingham's wife who has died in the past year?
(a) Lorna.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Jeane.
(d) Hazel.

9. Who is the "negroe girl" (191) that is described as a runaway slave in Chapter 41?
(a) Jehu.
(b) Olaudah.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Hagar.

10. What is Gideon doing when he collapses in the beginning of Chapter 45?
(a) Powdering Mister Morris's wig.
(b) Drawing a bath for his master.
(c) Polishing silverware.
(d) Sweeping the kitchen.

11. Chapter 45 begins on March 23, 1778 and spans to what date?
(a) March 22, 1778.
(b) February 14, 1778.
(c) April 4, 1778.
(d) February 13, 1778.

12. Who is the servant that takes Curzon to see Bellingham in Chapter 36?
(a) James.
(b) Gideon.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Roberts.

13. Who is John Laurens's valet?
(a) Walters.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Gideon.
(d) Shrewsberry.

14. Whose boots does Curzon intend to wear when meeting Bellingham in Chapter 31?
(a) Eben's.
(b) Faulkner's.
(c) Silvenus's.
(d) Burns's.

15. What does Curzon say he tastes in the food that he eats at Moore Hall in Chapter 41?
(a) Jubilance.
(b) Envy.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men is Baron von Steuben training to march in unison in Chapter 45?

2. Where does James Bellingham tell Curzon to meet him at noon the next day in Chapter 30?

3. Chapter 49 spans from April 6, 1778 to what date?

4. To whom is Baron von Steuben's letter addressed that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 46?

5. How long had the blizzard lasted when the skies finally clear in Chapter 29?

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