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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 does Curzon do with Bellingham's key while Bellingham is bathing in Chapter 55?

2. How much money did James Bellingham promise to give Curzon when he emancipated him?

3. Whose journal entry is cited in the opening of Chapter 54?

4. What is the name of Isabel's little sister?

5. What kind of bird is kept in a cage in the kitchen of Moore Hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What charge does Curzon face in Chapter 34? What is his punishment?

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

7. What happens in the confrontation between Curzon and Burns in Chapter 27?

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

9. Why does Curzon say that he will forever bless the name of General Greene in Chapter 46?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What circumstances lead to Curzon's enlistment in the Patriot Army? How does Curzon feel about enlisting? In what ways does Curzon enjoy being a soldier?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the conditions of the Valley Forge camp. What do Curzon and his company find when they arrive at the camp? How many soldiers are housed at the camp? What are the lacking necessities at the camp?

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