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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 quoted in the opening of Chapter 36 as "the first woman to write about her life in slavery" (169)?
(a) Anna Gates.
(b) Abigail Adams.
(c) Eileen Woodruff.
(d) Mary Prince.

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

3. To whom is Baron von Steuben's letter addressed that is quoted in the opening of Chapter 46?
(a) Sergeant John Smith.
(b) Ebenezer Woodruff.
(c) Baron de Gaudy.
(d) Colonel Isaac Sherman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What date opens Chapter 29?

2. What is the name of Bellingham's wife who has died in the past year?

3. To whom is John Howard's letter addressed which opens Chapter 31?

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

5. Who has become both wagon driver and errand runner for the inhabitants of Moore Hall in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Isabel tell Curzon that she did not flee in Chapter 53?

2. When was Curzon given as a gift to James Bellingham? How did Curzon react?

3. How is Curzon treated by Gideon and Isabel when he first begins serving at Moore Hall?

4. What does Curzon learn about the enlistment of slaves in the war in Chapter 43?

5. What happens in the confrontation between Curzon and Burns in Chapter 27?

6. What punishment did Curzon receive after having attempted to flee on a ship to France?

7. Why does Curzon dress as he does when he goes to meet Bellingham at Moore Hall in Chapter 31?

8. What does Bellingham tell Curzon that makes Curzon unable to flee in Chapter 41?

9. How is Baron von Steuben described?

10. How is Missus Cook described? What is her position at Moore Hall?

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