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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is George Washington's letter addressed that is cited in the opening of Chapter 19?
(a) John Bannister.
(b) Daniel Granger.
(c) Thomas Anbury.
(d) Joseph Plumb Martin.

2. What are Curzon and his companions force to eat in Chapter 16?
(a) Firecakes.
(b) Leather.
(c) Coffee grounds.
(d) Dry rice.

3. Who is the New Hampshire Major whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) Major Jehu Grant.
(b) Major Ebenezer Woodruff.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn.
(d) Major Thomas Anbury.

4. Whose journal is excerpted in the opening of Chapter 3, describing the Second Battle of Saratoga?
(a) Private Ezra Tilden's.
(b) Jehu Grant's.
(c) Major Henry Dearborn's.
(d) Thomas Anbury's.

5. What additional item does the cook at Eben's camp give Curzon when he asks for more food in Chapter 8?
(a) A baked potato.
(b) A hunk of cheese.
(c) A bowl of rice.
(d) A bowl of pudding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Woodruff's first name?

2. Who is the burly lad who claims to see Noah on the Hudson in Chapter 11?

3. What word from the novel refers to Germans who served but were not incorporated into the British Army?

4. What is Eben's full name?

5. What object does Curzon weep over having lost in Chapter 6?

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