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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. What is the name of the "fusspot old tailor with watery eyes" (47) who appears in Chapter 10?

2. Whose shoes "fell apart completely" (96) when he has left the tent in Chapter 19?

3. What is Eben's full name?

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

5. How much is the reward for the builders that complete the first hut at the camp in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Curzon do the help the Patriot soldier in Chapter 2?

2. How does Curzon describe the ingredients, cooking method, and taste of firecakes?

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

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

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

6. How is Sergeant Woodruff's funeral described?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What leads to Sergeant Woodruff's death? How does his death affect Eben? How does his death impact the rest of the company? Who replaces Sergeant Woodruff and how does this change the company?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and analyze Curzon's plan for and execution of his and Isabel's escape in the end of the novel. Who assists Curzon and Isabel? How? Where do they go to escape?

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