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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what regiment is Eben assigned?

2. On what date does Chapter 1 open?

3. What do the Patriot soldiers do as the British prisoners are marched in, in Chapter 10?

4. Who is given Sergeant Woodruff's pencil nubs after he dies?

5. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to the reconciliation between Curzon and Eben?

3. Why does Curzon steal spoons and buckles in Chapter 1?

4. What does Eben say led to the fight between him and Burns in Chapter 21?

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

6. Why does Sergeant Woodruff not want his men to dig in building their cabins? Why does he agree to let them do so?

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

8. What is discovered in Curzon's bag when Eben presents it to the Sergeant in Chapter 8?

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

10. When is the Prelude set? Where is Curzon when he awakens in the Prelude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Bellingham in the novel. Is Bellingham a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What is Bellingham's relationship to Curzon? What becomes of Bellingham?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Gideon in the novel. How old is Gideon? From where has he been sent on loan to the army by his master? What secrets are revealed about Gideon in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the character of John Burns in Forge. Why does Burns take a dislike to Curzon? How does he go about tormenting Curzon while they serve together? How does Burns eventually die?

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