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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Isabel most nervous about working at the laundry?
(a) She did not like being away from Curzon.
(b) She did not trust Ruth to deliver laundry by herself.
(c) She thought Widow Hallahan would sell them back into slavery.
(d) She did not think she was capable of doing the work.

2. Why did Isabel tell Ruth that she had ruined everything?
(a) Because Ruth ran away and Isabel had been worried.
(b) Because she thought Ruth burned their free papers.
(c) Because she thought Ruth let someone in who burned their free papers.
(d) Because she thought Ruth disturbed the seeds she had been saving.

3. What job did Ruth do much better at than Isabel thought she would when working for the army?
(a) Fetching water.
(b) Cooking beef.
(c) Washing clothes.
(d) Chopping wood.

4. How did Isabel convince Ruth to leave the laundry?
(a) Isabel told Ruth that they were going to get mutton pie and cider.
(b) Isabel told Ruth that they were going to meet Walter and Serafina.
(c) Isabel told Ruth that bad men like Prentiss were coming.
(d) Isabel told Ruth that Thomas Boon had run away and they needed to find him.

5. Why did Isabel and Curzon decide to part ways in Williamburg?
(a) Because they disagreed about Ruth's future.
(b) Because Curzon needed to go away to fight in the army.
(c) Because Isabel loved Curzon but Curzon did not love Isabel.
(d) Because they disagreed about the Patriot cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Isabel suspicious of Aberdeen when she and Ruth spent their day off from the laundry with him?

2. Why was Isabel excited to hear Ruth's story about racing crabs?

3. Which of the following did Aberdeen buy Ruth?

4. Why did Ruth slap Isabel?

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

(see the answer key)

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