View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Chapter 56 open?
(a) April 29, 1778.
(b) March 19, 1778.
(c) May 6, 1778.
(d) June 4, 1778.

2. Whose letter to his brother Pierre describes the celebration of the French alliance in the opening of Chapter 56?
(a) John Bannister.
(b) Private Joseph Plumb Martin.
(c) Colonel Philip van Cortlandt.
(d) Joseph Valentine.

3. What is the name of Curzon's brigade commander?
(a) Brigadier General Henry Laurens.
(b) Brigadier General Daniel Granger.
(c) Brigadier General Enoch Poor.
(d) Brigadier General John Smith.

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

5. What kind of bird is kept in a cage in the kitchen of Moore Hall?
(a) A finch.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A dove.
(d) A mina bird.

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

7. What French words does Curzon describe as meaning "Make a loud ruckus in a coordinated and impressive manner" (254) in Chapter 56?
(a) C'est la vie.
(b) Fermet la bouche.
(c) Feu de joie.
(d) Mon amour.

8. To what position does Missus Greene hope her husband will be appointed to after the war?
(a) Japanese Ambassador.
(b) French Ambassador.
(c) German Ambassador.
(d) English Ambassador.

9. Chapter 57 spans from May 7, 1778 to what date?
(a) April 29, 1778.
(b) May 13, 1778.
(c) August 13, 1778.
(d) June 4, 1778.

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

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

12. What recipe is described in the quotation that opens Chapter 38?
(a) Calf's foot pie.
(b) Fried potatoes.
(c) Candied apples.
(d) Mincemeat pie.

13. What causes issues with the preserving of meat being brought to the camp?
(a) Spread of smallpox.
(b) Lack of water.
(c) Lack of salt.
(d) Lack of ice.

14. Who has become both wagon driver and errand runner for the inhabitants of Moore Hall in Chapter 49?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) Henry Laurens.
(c) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(d) Timothy Hubbard.

15. Who did Isabel belong to in slavery?
(a) Ross.
(b) Waterman.
(c) Lockton.
(d) Kinders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Curzon say he tastes in the food that he eats at Moore Hall in Chapter 41?

2. Who is the author of The Art of Cookery, published in 1774?

3. Who enters the hut to say that the escape plan will not work in Chapter 47?

4. What does Curzon vow to do as he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 35?

5. Where is Quartermaster General Nathaniel Green from?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 411 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample