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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. Where does Eben say Aunt Patience's house is located in Chapter 47?

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

3. Where did Isabel live with her master before she escaped long ago?

4. What is the name of Lord Stirling's cook?

5. What is the name of Bellingham's wife who has died in the past year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Curzon treated by Gideon and Isabel when he first begins serving at Moore Hall?

3. How is Baron von Steuben described?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Curzon and Isabel overcome Bellingham in Chapter 61?

9. What news of the unit does Curzon learn from Eben in Chapter 46?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Isabel in the novel. What is Isabel's back-story? How did she meet Curzon? Where does Curzon encounter Isabel again? How would you describe their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the chapters that are titled "Before" in the novel. What information is related in these chapters? From what narrative point of view are they related? Why do you think the author sets them apart in italics?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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