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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 does William Farnsworth Cook serve?

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

3. Where does Isabel tell Curzon she trusted him but he went behind her back in Chapter 40?

4. What is Curzon's father's name?

5. What date opens Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has caused Isabel to be forced to wear the iron collar? Where is the key?

2. What does Bellingham tell Curzon that makes Curzon unable to flee in Chapter 41?

3. What does Curzon learn about Isabel from Missus Cook in Chapter 38?

4. How is Missus Cook described? What is her position at Moore Hall?

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

6. When was Curzon given as a gift to James Bellingham? How did Curzon react?

7. What is Eben's plan for helping Curzon to escape in Chapter 47?

8. Why does Curzon not tell the members of his unit who assaulted him in Chapter 28?

9. Why does Curzon dress as he does when he goes to meet Bellingham at Moore Hall in Chapter 31?

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

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

Why do Curzon and Eben have a falling out that alienates them as friends? How is this obstacle overcome? How does the falling out change the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze Sergeant Woodruff in the novel. How does Sergeant Woodruff treat his troops? How does his treatment compare with the treatment of other sergeants? What is Sergeant Woodruff's relationship to Eben?

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