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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 Gideon doing when he collapses in the beginning of Chapter 45?

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

3. Whose boots does Curzon intend to wear when meeting Bellingham in Chapter 31?

4. On what day does Chapter 48 begin?

5. Curzon's father told him that he could only kiss a girl after he had done what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Baron von Steuben described?

3. Why does Isabel tell Curzon that she did not flee in Chapter 53?

4. What was the agreement that Curzon had with Bellingham when they last saw one another?

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

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

7. What information about Gideon does Isabel share with Curzon in Chapter 53?

8. What letters do Curzon and Isabel write in Chapter 60?

9. What does Curzon learn about the enlistment of slaves in the war in Chapter 43?

10. What punishment did Curzon receive after having attempted to flee on a ship to France?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the opening quotations in each chapter of Forge. What individuals are quoted? What is detailed in their descriptions? What is the purpose of these excerpts?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss elements of symbolism, imagery, irony, and foreshadowing in Forge, citing examples from the text. What purpose does each literary device serve? Does the author also employ red herrings? What are examples of these?

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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