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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were Serafina and Walter not trying to escape?
(a) They had lived at Riverbend their whole lives and did not want to leave it.
(b) They were afraid of getting caught.
(c) They were too old and weak.
(d) They wanted to stay to help other slaves that were passing through.

2. What was Ruth's main responsibility at the laundry?
(a) Chop firewood.
(b) Deliver laundry with Thomas Boon.
(c) Mend clothes.
(d) Wash clothes.

3. Why did Isabel not trust the Patriot army?
(a) Because she did not support violence.
(b) Because it once gave Curzon back to his former owner.
(c) Because the Locktons favored the Patriots.
(d) Because she supported the British cause.

4. What did Aberdeen suggest that Isabel should do while Ruth was ill and sleeping?
(a) Find healing plants in the woods.
(b) Talk to her about her plans for the future.
(c) Sing to her.
(d) Talk to her about her past.

5. What was the first kind thing that Serafina and Walter did for Isabel and Curzon?
(a) Gave them a meal.
(b) Gave them advice about Ruth.
(c) Helped them hide.
(d) Gave them supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isabel, Curzon, Aberdeen and Ruth met some soldiers a few days after Ruth recovered from her illness. What did the soldiers want?

2. What did Widow Hallahan offer Isabel in exchange for her work?

3. Who were the first people Isabel and her friends met at Williamsburg?

4. When Ruth fell ill with a fever, who did Isabel blame?

5. In the beginning of the novel, where did Isabel think her sister Ruth was?

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