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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. From what prison had Isabel freed Curzon in the novel's Prelude?
(a) Hopewell Prison.
(b) Bridewell Prison.
(c) Bannister Prison.
(d) McAlister Prison.

2. What does the British Army do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The double reinforcements.
(b) They successully bomb the American fort.
(c) The press forward.
(d) They retreat.

3. What is the name of the larger hill behind Mount Joy?
(a) Mount Casper.
(b) Mount Rose.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Mount Misery.

4. Whose journal is cited in the opening of Chapter 21?
(a) Private George Ewing's.
(b) Thomas Anbury's.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(d) Joseph Plumb Martin's.

5. Where is the company from that wins the cabin-building contest in Chapter 22?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the felt hat that Curzon purchases in Chapter 11?

2. What is Curzon's actual age when he enlists in the armed services?

3. What do Curzon and his fellow soldiers use to mark a line on their sleeves to denote mourning in Chapter 23?

4. When does Curzon say Isabel ran off with their money in Chapter 1?

5. What is Eben's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the barracks to be erected at Valley Forge?

2. How is Benjamin Edwards described?

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

4. What genre does Forge fall into? What are the qualities of this genre?

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

6. Why is Curzon concerned about storing his knapsack in Eben's tent in Chapter 8?

7. How does Curzon betray the gap-toothed boy in Chapter 4?

8. What is foreshadowed by Burns's promotion to sergeant?

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

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

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