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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. Where does Willy think her mother might be taken?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) England.
(d) Bermuda.

2. Why are Willy's parents free?
(a) Their slave owner died.
(b) They were never slaves.
(c) They saved money and bought their freedom.
(d) Jordan has agreed to fight with the Americans.

3. Why does Jordan want Willy to go with him to the woods near the fort?
(a) To witness how awful war is.
(b) To hold the horse while Jordan runs to the fort to give a message.
(c) To take a messag to Colonel Ledyard.
(d) To bring the horse back home.

4. What does Captain Ivers ask Willy when he first sees her?
(a) If she is interested in joining the army.
(b) If she is a runaway.
(c) If she can cook.
(d) If she is with the British forces.

5. Who does Willy see when she wakes from her faint?
(a) Colonel Ledyard.
(b) William.
(c) A British soldier.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Willy do?

3. Who comes in the house and demands to know who Willy is?

4. What is one option Willy thinks about but discards?

5. What happens to Jordan after Colonel Ledyard surrenders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the British treat the Americans after the Americans surrender?

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

3. Where is Fort Griswold, and what is significant about the Fort?

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

5. Describe Willy's first meeting with her aunt Betsy.

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

7. What do Willy and her aunt Betsy discuss concerning New York?

8. What does Willy do after leaving the fort?

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

10. What angers Willy the following day?

(see the answer keys)

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