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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. To whom is General Nathaniel Greene's letter addressed which opens Chapter 48?

2. What is Missus Cook's first name?

3. Where does Missus Cook go to be with her family in Chapter 57?

4. To what position does Missus Greene hope her husband will be appointed to after the war?

5. What date opens Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Curzon attempt to make a key copy to Isabel's collar?

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

8. What is indicated by the display of Greenlaw's men in Chapter 56?

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

10. How is Baron von Steuben described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and analyze the character of Bellingham in the novel. Is Bellingham a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What is Bellingham's relationship to Curzon? What becomes of Bellingham?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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