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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 Colonel Ledyard do that is not required of him?
(a) Joins the American forces.
(b) Frees the entire Freeman family.
(c) Works as a spy for the British.
(d) Frees all his slaves.

2. Why is Jordan happy about his horse?
(a) The horse is pregnant.
(b) The horse is no longer lame.
(c) The black men did not find it.
(d) The horse is over a bout of colic.

3. Where is the likely place for a battle between the British and Americans?
(a) Near the coast about 100 miles from Willy's home.
(b) In a valley about forty miles away.
(c) Nowhere near the area of Willy's home.
(d) The fort near Willy's home.

4. Who are the two men that Willy and her mother encounter?
(a) Willy's father and uncle.
(b) Willy's father and his good friend.
(c) Members of the Third New Jersey Volunteers.
(d) The neighbors to the South and West.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who passes by Willy's house?

2. Who is Colonel Ledyard?

3. What is Willy's most vivid memory of "that day"?

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

5. What do the two black men say about the Americans?

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