View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is John Howard's letter addressed which opens Chapter 31?

2. In what regiment does William Farnsworth Cook serve?

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

4. On what day does Chapter 48 begin?

5. Who refers to Gideon as "a peculiar egg" (185) in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 does the French proclamation mean for the Americans in Chapter 54?

6. What are the soldiers ordered to do during the blizzard in Chapter 28?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Forge. From what perspective is the story narrated? Is the narrative related in the present, future, or past tense? What significance do these choices of the author's have on the reader's experience of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 744 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample