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

2. Why is Willy hesitant about pursuing the information Mr. Goodrich brings?
(a) She has finally finished mourning and does not want to lose her mother again.
(b) She does not know how to prevent the sale of the farm.
(c) Virginia is such a long distance.
(d) Captain Ivers might try to claim she is his slave.

3. What is the young boy who offers Willy a ride carrying?
(a) Stacks of furs.
(b) Kegs of ale.
(c) Bales of straw.
(d) Wood.

4. What college do Willy and Mr. Goodrich pass on the way to the courthouse?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Merrymount.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

5. Where does Aunt Betsy take Willy?
(a) To the cellar where her mother is.
(b) To a small shack on the river.
(c) To a small shack in the woods.
(d) To the stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the woman that Willy talked to when she and Horace return to Canvas Town?

2. From where is Mr. Goodrich?

3. What else does Mr. Fraunces say Willy can do in New York?

4. What is happening to the prisoners?

5. How does Willy want to get into New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Fraunces respond to what Willy tells him?

2. Describe Canvas Town.

3. How do the British treat the American prisoners who are disembarking from the prison ships?

4. Why does Willy want to go to Canvas Town and how does she trick Horace in going with her?

5. What does Willy learn from the woman when Willy returns to Canvas Town with some money?

6. Describe the scene in the courthouse when Willy goes up before the judge.

7. How long has Willy's father been dead, and how is Willy feeling about her life?

8. How does Willy plan to get her letter delivered to her aunt Betsy?

9. Why does Willy decide to stay dressed in britches?

10. How does Willy feel about what Mr. Goodrich tells her?

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