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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 the end of Chapter 20, Eben asks Curzon if he knows how to cook what?

2. Who does Eben say he has gotten into a fight with in Chapter 23?

3. What date is denoted at the opening of the Prelude?

4. Who is the Rhode Island slave whose pension application is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 4?

5. What does Eben use to cover his uncle's face before he is buried in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Benjamin Edwards described?

6. What do Curzon and his unit discover when they arrive at Valley Forge?

7. What food does Eben offer to share with Curzon in Chapter 21? How do they cook it?

8. How are the barracks to be erected at Valley Forge?

9. What arrives as the Christmas rations in Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Silvenus in the novel. How old is Silvenus? What is his back-story? How does he fit in among Curzon's company?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Forge. From what perspective is the story narrated? Is the narrative related in the present, future, or past tense? What significance do these choices of the author's have on the reader's experience of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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