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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. Who is Colonel Ledyard?
(a) The leader of the American regiment passing by the Freeman home.
(b) An elderly man who used to be in the British army.
(c) The Freeman's former owner.
(d) The leader of the British regiment passing by the Freeman home.

2. What does Willy wish on this particular day?
(a) She could go to the school that the white children attend.
(b) Her mother would allow her to go to town to meet her father.
(c) She did not have to work in the family garden.
(d) Her father were home.

3. What do the British do when Colonel Ledyard surrenders?
(a) Stabs him.
(b) Hangs him.
(c) Lets the Americans go after they drop their arms.
(d) Puts him in the stocks.

4. What is Willy's most vivid memory of "that day"?
(a) An owl hooting.
(b) The dog howling.
(c) Men screaming.
(d) The sun flashing on the bayonets.

5. How old is Willy?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Willy's daily jobs?

2. Who are the two men that Willy and her mother encounter?

3. Where does Willy go after milking the cow?

4. What does Willy say to the two black men?

5. What does Jordan say to one of the black soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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