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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives the nod for the soldiers to begin filling Sergeant Woodruff's grave in Chapter 23?
(a) Captain Stanwell.
(b) Captain Greene.
(c) Captain Thomas Anbury.
(d) Captain Ross.

2. What does Curzon describe eating for every meal before the next shipment of food arrives in Chapter 18?
(a) Vegetable soup.
(b) Canned beans.
(c) Firecakes and water.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

3. What has Sergeant Woodruff using when he was injured in Chapter 22?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A gun.
(c) A kitchen knife.
(d) An axe.

4. Whose quote describing the Battles of Saratoga opens Chapter 6?
(a) Jehu Grant's.
(b) British Ensign Thomas Anbury's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) Major Henry Dearborn's.

5. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose shoes "fell apart completely" (96) when he has left the tent in Chapter 19?

2. How many British prisoners have been taken by the Patriots at Curzon's camp in Chapter 10?

3. What does Curzon insist the young rebel soldier do in the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's blanket in Chapter 24?

5. Who is the Sergeant of the First Rhode Island Regiment that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sergeant Woodruff's funeral described?

2. How does the author set up each of her chapters in Forge?

3. How does Eben respond to the stolen goods in Curzon's bag in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Burns miss out on the rice rations in Chapter 18? How does he respond?

5. When is the Prelude set? Where is Curzon when he awakens in the Prelude?

6. What are the circumstances surrounding Curzon's enlistment in the army?

7. Who is Trumbull and why does he confront Curzon in Chapter 8?

8. How does Curzon describe the marching of the British prisoners in Chapter 10?

9. What arrives as the Christmas rations in Chapter 19?

10. Why does Curzon steal spoons and buckles in Chapter 1?

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