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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 is the 17-year-old private whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 18?
(a) Private Daniel Granger.
(b) Private Thomas Anbury.
(c) Private Joseph Plumb Martin.
(d) Private John Smith.

2. What is the countersign for "Windsor" in Chapter 20?
(a) Millford.
(b) Hartford.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Palace.

3. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?
(a) Greenlaw.
(b) Eben.
(c) Burns.
(d) Silvenus.

4. Who receives Sergeant Woodruff's hat in Chapter 24?
(a) Eben.
(b) Curzon.
(c) John Burns.
(d) Aaron Barry.

5. Why is there no food being served at the camp when Curzon's regiment arrives in Chapter 14?
(a) The food caught fire.
(b) The soldiers are being punished.
(c) The rain soaked everything.
(d) The meat is spoilt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author opens Chapter 9 with an excerpt of a journal from a soldier who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 13. What was his name?

3. What regular pay is granted to Curzon when he enlists in Chapter 9?

4. What is Eben's full name?

5. What food does Eben take Curzon to eat at camp in the beginning of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Curzon and his unit discover when they arrive at Valley Forge?

2. From whose perspective is the narrative related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

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

4. How is Sergeant Woodruff's funeral described?

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

6. Why are the three men hanged in Chapter 24?

7. What does Curzon do the help the Patriot soldier in Chapter 2?

8. What are the circumstances that lead to Sergeant Woodruff's death?

9. What happens at the Hardenburgh house that upsets Curzon?

10. How does Curzon describe Eben's appearance by the fire in Chapter 20?

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