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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jordan say to one of the black soldiers?
(a) Orders the soldier to let Willy go.
(b) Asks him about joining the British army.
(c) Tells him to get off his land.
(d) Tells him to leave the cow's carcass.

2. What is one of Willy's daily jobs?
(a) To check the fences.
(b) To clean out the barn.
(c) To mend the family's clothes.
(d) To take the mild to the Ledyard family.

3. Why do Willy and her mother run toward the cow?
(a) The cow is in the safest area of the farm.
(b) They hear the cow moo.
(c) They hear some shrieking noises.
(d) They want to figure out why the cow is not giving any milk.

4. What does Willy's mother tell her to do instead of watching who's passing by the house?
(a) Gather eggs.
(b) Feed the chickens.
(c) Milk the cow.
(d) Weed the garden.

5. What does Willy's mother say is safer for Jordan than fighting?
(a) Waiting on the American generals.
(b) Being a messenger for the American officers.
(c) Fishing on the bay.
(d) Being a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Colonel Ledyard?

2. Where is Freeman the cow kept?

3. What is Willy's real name?

4. What do the two men say to Willy and her mother?

5. Why does Jordan want Willy to go with him to the woods near the fort?

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