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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. Who has ordered several companies out of camp to harass the British in Chapter 7?

2. Who is described in Chapter 11 as "a farm boy said to be the fastest runner in the brigade" (54)?

3. What date opens Chapter 3?

4. What animals does Curzon describe as the most fearful to him in the forest in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Sergeant Woodruff's funeral described?

3. At what camp had Curzon spent the last winter? How does he describe it?

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

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

6. Who are the five men with whom Curzon shares a tent once his regiment sets out in Chapter 11?

7. What genre does Forge fall into? What are the qualities of this genre?

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

9. How does the author set up each of her chapters in Forge?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Eben in Forge. How do Eben and Curzon meet? How would you describe Eben's demeanor? How does Eben help Curzon escape in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss Curzon as the protagonist of Forge. What attributes make Curzon a strong protagonist? What are Curzon's weaknesses? How does Curzon change as a character in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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