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

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

3. In what prison did James Bellingham believe Curzon had died?
(a) Annadale Prison.
(b) McAlister Prison.
(c) Bridewell Prison.
(d) Reiker's Prison.

4. To whom is John Howard's letter addressed which opens Chapter 31?
(a) Daniel Granger.
(b) Henry Knox.
(c) Private Ezra Tilden.
(d) Jehu Grant.

5. Who is the Oneida woman that instructs how to make corn soup in Chapter 58?
(a) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) Hannah Glasse.
(c) Polly Cooper.
(d) Mary Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isabel live with her master before she escaped long ago?

2. Whose notes on the instructions of Baron von Steuben are cited in the opening of Chapter 45?

3. What date opens Chapter 27?

4. Who refers to Gideon as "a peculiar egg" (185) in Chapter 39?

5. How long had the blizzard lasted when the skies finally clear in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is indicated by the display of Greenlaw's men in Chapter 56?

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

3. What does Curzon learn about Isabel from Missus Cook in Chapter 38?

4. How is Baron von Steuben described?

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

6. What has caused Isabel to be forced to wear the iron collar? Where is the key?

7. What are the soldiers ordered to do during the blizzard in Chapter 28?

8. What is Eben's plan for helping Curzon to escape in Chapter 47?

9. How does Curzon attempt to make a key copy to Isabel's collar?

10. Why does Curzon begin destroying things and causing problems in Chapter 41?

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