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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 about the woman in Canvas Town?
(a) She will turn Willy in to the British.
(b) She will turn Willy in to the New York constable.
(c) She will try to sell Willy back to Captain Ivers.
(d) She will trick Willy.

2. What is Mr. Fraunces' response to Willy's tale about her past?
(a) He says she should start wearing dresses.
(b) He says she should go back to her family's farm.
(c) He offers her a job at the tavern.
(d) He says he does not believe her.

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

4. From where is Mr. Goodrich?
(a) Maine.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Connecticut.

5. For whom does Willy say she works?
(a) Sam Fraunces.
(b) No one.
(c) The American general.
(d) The British general.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the cooks send Willy for tarts or other sweets?

2. What sort of rumors are flying about in Chapter 11?

3. What does Horace say is the key to telling lies?

4. What would stop Willy from reaching the city?

5. Why does Willy say she has no money to get to New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Goodrich want when he asks for Willy in the tavern one day?

3. How does Willy end up telling Mr. Fraunces the entire truth about herself?

4. What does Willy learn about her mother's last three years?

5. Describe Canvas Town.

6. What tips does Horace give Willy about lying when Willy lies about why she has no money?

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

8. How does Mr. Goodrich question Willy concerning her freedom papers, and what does he urge her to do?

9. What does Willy continue to do in Chapter 11?

10. What happens that makes Horace uncomfortable when he takes Willy to the kitchen of the Queen's Head for a meal?

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