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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 do most people say about the female prisoners on the ships?
(a) They were left in Virginia.
(b) There are none.
(c) They will be the last to be released.
(d) They were not brought back from England.

2. What does Willy say about her mother?
(a) Her mother will live if Willy can care for her.
(b) She would not have recognized her if she had not known that it was her mother.
(c) Willy is proud of her mother for surviving.
(d) She does not look like she is dying.

3. What does Uncle Jack say when he sees Willy?
(a) She is in danger.
(b) Mrs. Ledyard verified Willy's freedom.
(c) She is safe as Captain Ivers is dead.
(d) Willy's mother has been there for several months.

4. Why doesn't Willy go to help get her uncle out of jail?
(a) The lawyer does not want her to do so.
(b) She is afraid of being enslaved.
(c) She has no decent clothes to wear.
(d) The lawyer says she could come if she had some money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is there word that the British have officially lost the war?

2. What does Willy do when she feels guilty for spending her money foolishly?

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

4. How does Willy get some medicine for Lucy?

5. What does Horace say when Willy tells him goodbye?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Fraunces send Willy to the dock in April?

5. How does Willy get into an uncomfortable situation with Horace because he thinks she is a boy?

6. What is Willy trying to decide in the search for her mother?

7. What does Willy learn from a woman to whom she speaks in Canvas Town?

8. How does Horace suggest Willy get into New York City?

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

10. What is happening about peace talks starting in April of 1782?

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