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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. What span of days comprises Chapter 28?
(a) July 12, 1778 - August 14, 1778.
(b) February 7, 1778 - February 11, 1778.
(c) June 2, 1778 - June 14, 1778.
(d) March 12, 1778 - April 1, 1778.

2. Who refers to Gideon as "a peculiar egg" (185) in Chapter 39?
(a) Bellingham.
(b) Robert.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Missus Cook.

3. Chapter 45 begins on March 23, 1778 and spans to what date?
(a) February 13, 1778.
(b) February 14, 1778.
(c) March 22, 1778.
(d) April 4, 1778.

4. What is Gideon doing when he collapses in the beginning of Chapter 45?
(a) Drawing a bath for his master.
(b) Powdering Mister Morris's wig.
(c) Polishing silverware.
(d) Sweeping the kitchen.

5. Curzon's father told him that he could only kiss a girl after he had done what?
(a) Given her a ring.
(b) Told her the story of his father's name.
(c) Told her the story behind his name.
(d) Asked her to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Missus Cook's first name?

3. What does Curzon say he tastes in the food that he eats at Moore Hall in Chapter 41?

4. How much money did James Bellingham promise to give Curzon when he emancipated him?

5. Chapter 49 spans from April 6, 1778 to what date?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the French proclamation mean for the Americans in Chapter 54?

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

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

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

5. How has the setting of Moore Hall changed in Chapter 55?

6. How do Curzon and Isabel overcome Bellingham in Chapter 61?

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

8. What event does Curzon decide will be the best time to run away in Chapter 39? Why?

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

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

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