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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jordan warns the Americans about _____________.
(a) The British offloading cannons.
(b) Livestock being stolen.
(c) Tainted meat.
(d) British ships in the harbor.

2. What does Willy's mother say is safer for Jordan than fighting?
(a) Fishing on the bay.
(b) Waiting on the American generals.
(c) Being a messenger for the American officers.
(d) Being a slave.

3. How does Jordan get into the fort?
(a) Through a small gate at the rear of the fort.
(b) Through the main gate.
(c) He doesn't.
(d) Over the wall.

4. What word does Willy hear when she gets back to the horse?
(a) Freeze.
(b) Boy.
(c) Spy.
(d) Git.

5. What does Willy's mother say about Willy's dress?
(a) She needs to fix the hem.
(b) She has to change from it into her milking britches.
(c) She has to patch the sleeve.
(d) She has almost outgrown the dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willy wish on this particular day?

2. What do the British do when Colonel Ledyard surrenders?

3. Where is Jordan at the moment?

4. What is Willy's most vivid memory of "that day"?

5. Why does Willy fear for her father's life?

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