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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Horace suggest that Willy say about having no money?
(a) She gave it all to her father who beat it out of her.
(b) She got drunk, fell asleep, and was robbed.
(c) She was sick and had to pay for medicine.
(d) Her mother demanded it for food for her brothers.

2. For whom does Horace work?
(a) General Cornwallis.
(b) Willy's uncle Jack.
(c) Sam Fraunces.
(d) Captain Ivers.

3. What does Willy fear Mr. Fraunces will do with her?
(a) Give her back to Captain Ivers.
(b) Turn her over to the British.
(c) Make her a slave.
(d) Turn her into the New York militia.

4. Why is the judge angry at Captain Ivers?
(a) For whipping Jack.
(b) For striking Willy when her mother is dying.
(c) He is not angry.
(d) For making a false claim on Willy.

5. How does Willy get some medicine for Lucy?
(a) By gathering herbs in the woods.
(b) She is unable to get any medicine.
(c) By begging a doctor.
(d) From another slave who had been ill.

6. When do the British finally leave New York?
(a) Not until the next winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Right after their surrender.
(d) The next Fall.

7. When does Willy get off the wagon?
(a) Once they are on the ferry.
(b) When Horace pulls up to a boarding house and tells her to get out.
(c) When they arrive at Horace's destination.
(d) Once they are in New York.

8. What would stop Willy from reaching the city?
(a) The bridge is held by the British.
(b) No money for the ferry.
(c) Circling to the North will take a couple days.
(d) She does not know the area well enough to know the best way.

9. What does Willy scream at Captain Ivers?
(a) He allowed her mother to die.
(b) He is Satan.
(c) He is not her owner.
(d) He is responsible for the lives of his slaves.

10. What is the "Queen's Head"?
(a) A promontory near what is now Ellis Island.
(b) A boarding room for young black females.
(c) A promontory on the Hudson River.
(d) The tavern Mr. Fraunces owns.

11. What does Horace insist upon after learning about Willy being a girl?
(a) Sleeping in separate areas.
(b) Willy wearing a dress.
(c) Helping her cook.
(d) Helping her with the heavy work.

12. What else does Mr. Fraunces say Willy can do in New York?
(a) Search for her mother.
(b) Spy on the British.
(c) Be a chimney sweep.
(d) Sell flowers on the corner.

13. What does Willy learn from the woman she first encounters in Canvas Town?
(a) Willy's mother had been there but was traveling home.
(b) Her mother has married a British soldier.
(c) The woman knows Willy's mother.
(d) Her mother works in the rich section of New York.

14. Who comes in when Willy and Horace are about to eat?
(a) Two British soldiers.
(b) The cook.
(c) Two American soldiers.
(d) Mr. Fraunces.

15. What is happening to the prisoners?
(a) They are being brought back to America from England.
(b) They are being dumped into the bay.
(c) They are being set free.
(d) They are being taken to England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Willy get a doctor to look at her mother?

2. Who brings Lucy to Stratton?

3. Who is Horace?

4. What does Willy start doing once everyone knows she is a girl?

5. What does Mr. Goodrich tell Willy when he comes to the tavern?

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