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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?
(a) The slaves there seemed unusually happy.
(b) There were no animals around.
(c) There were soldiers at the plantation.
(d) There were no people around.

2. Where did Isabel tell Serafina she planned on taking Ruth?
(a) To Yorktown.
(b) To the islands.
(c) To Rhode Island.
(d) To Charleston.

3. How did Ruth react to Isabel when Isabel first greeted her after many years apart?
(a) She acted like she did not know Isabel.
(b) She gave her a hug.
(c) She laughed.
(d) She cried.

4. What chronic disease did Ruth have?
(a) A disease that made it difficult for her to walk.
(b) A disease that made it difficult for her to breathe.
(c) A disease that made her see things that were not there.
(d) A disease that made her fall and have fits.

5. How did Isabel kill the rattlesnake?
(a) By stomping on it.
(b) With a rock.
(c) With a gun.
(d) With a hatchet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new information did Isabel learn about her former mistress, Madam Lockton?

2. Why was Aberdeen still at Riverbend, while many other young slaves had escaped?

3. Why did Serafina not want Isabel chopping wood?

4. How did Curzon disturb the rattlesnake?

5. At Riverbend, why did Isabel climb out of the tree in a rush?

(see the answer key)

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