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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. Where did Isabel and Curzon hide to survey Riverbend when they first arrived?
(a) Behind a log.
(b) In a hayloft.
(c) In a tree.
(d) In tall grasses.

2. Who was Thomas Boon?
(a) An escaped slave.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A Loyalist soldier.
(d) A Patriot soldier.

3. Which of the following did the travelers eat on their journey from Riverbend?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Milk.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Eggs.

4. What caused Ruth's fever?
(a) An infection in her foot.
(b) Cold weather.
(c) A snakebite.
(d) Eating rotten food.

5. According to Aberdeen, who or what was the first friend that Ruth made at Riverbend?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A dog.
(c) Serafina.
(d) Walter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Ruth finally convinced to travel with Isabel and Curzon away from Riverbend?

2. How did Curzon suggest that Isabel improve her relationship with Ruth?

3. In Chapter I, why did Isabel want to move closer to the milestone?

4. What advice did Isabel receive from the short serving woman she met on the main street of Williamsburg?

5. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Anderson illustrate Ruth’s love of animals throughout their time at Riverbend?

2. Why did Isabel say to Curzon, “I know better than you what the pain of fire can do a person” (66)?

3. How did Curzon help ease tensions upon their arrival at Riverbend?

4. What advice did Walter give Ruth before leaving her with Isabel, Curzon and Aberdeen?

5. Why did Serafina think Ruth should leave with Isabel?

6. How does Anderson begin each chapter in Ashes?

7. Isabel used a simile to describe her feelings when rejected by Ruth. What did she compare herself to?

8. Why did Aberdeen know Ruth better than Isabel did?

9. Why did Isabel think that Curzon should not go searching for food for Ruth?

10. How did Isabel and Ruth get jobs at the laundry?

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