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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Jordan get into the fort?
(a) Through the main gate.
(b) Through a small gate at the rear of the fort.
(c) He doesn't.
(d) Over the wall.

3. Why does Willy build a fire?
(a) To get warm.
(b) To roast some deer meat the old black man gave her.
(c) To roast a rabbit she caught.
(d) To roast some potatoes.

4. Why does Willy sit down at home to wait?
(a) She is tired.
(b) Her mother left her a note telling to wait for her.
(c) Their is still a lot of fighting going on.
(d) She figures her mother will be home soon.

5. Jordan warns the Americans about _____________.
(a) British ships in the harbor.
(b) The British offloading cannons.
(c) Livestock being stolen.
(d) Tainted meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Willy's parents free?

2. Where does Willy go after milking the cow?

3. Who has told Willy's uncle about New York?

4. About what does Lucy debate as she is walking?

5. What does Willy suddenly think might be possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a British soldier finds Willy?

2. How does Willy travel to her aunt and uncle's home?

3. What does Willy do after leaving the fort?

4. Describe the debate Willy has in her head concerning being an American versus a British subject.

5. Who is the boy whom Willy helps? What do they do?

6. What is a daily chore Willy must perform, and why does her mother tell her to skip it that day?

7. Describe the first encounter between Willy and the Ivers.

8. What questions does Captain Ivers ask Willy? What worries Willy about his questions?

9. How does Willy escape the American raiding party?

10. What prompts Willy to ride for the fort?

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