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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Curzon do with Bellingham's key while Bellingham is bathing in Chapter 55?
(a) He steals it and runs.
(b) He uses it to unlock Isabel's collar while Bellingham is not looking.
(c) He drops in the sink.
(d) He makes an imprint of it in candle wax.

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

5. On what date does Chapter 32 open?
(a) June 1, 1778.
(b) February 13, 1778.
(c) February 7, 1778.
(d) February 11, 1778.

6. Whose quotation from the book Domestic Medicine is cited in the opening of Chapter 49?
(a) Dr. Dupre's.
(b) Dr. Buchan's.
(c) Dr. Ross's.
(d) Dr. Kimble's.

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

8. What does Curzon vow to do as he falls asleep in the end of Chapter 35?
(a) To marry Isabel.
(b) To break out of prison.
(c) To kill Bellingham.
(d) To contact his brother.

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

10. On what day does Chapter 48 begin?
(a) April 5, 1778.
(b) February 6, 1778.
(c) February 14, 1778.
(d) January 19, 1777.

11. What date opens Chapter 29?
(a) February 12, 1778.
(b) December 22, 1777.
(c) January 19, 1778.
(d) June 1, 1778.

12. How many soldiers are said to be at the camp at Valley Forge in Chapter 43?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 16,000.
(d) 11,000.

13. From whom is the letter addressed to John Adams that opens Chapter 33?
(a) Henry Laurens.
(b) Abigail Adams.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Daniel Granger.

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

15. Who threatens Curzon to not urinate close to the hut in Chapter 27?
(a) Burns.
(b) Silvenus.
(c) Eben.
(d) Greenlaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is General Nathaniel Greene's letter addressed which opens Chapter 48?

2. Who is the servant that takes Curzon to see Bellingham in Chapter 36?

3. Where does Eben tell the officers he fought alongside Curzon in Chapter 46?

4. How does Eben say John Burns died in Chapter 46?

5. What recipe is described in the quotation that opens Chapter 38?

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