1. Who were Kate and Elspeth?
(a) Elderly women who Widow Hallahan liked to gossip with.
(b) Other black girls who worked at the laundry.
(c) The white girls who worked at the laundry.
(d) Women who worked at the hospital.

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

3. How were the soldiers by the milestone distracted from Isabel's movement in the woods?
(a) Patriots started shooting at them.
(b) Curzon came down the road to talk to them.
(c) A squirrel caught their attention.
(d) They saw the snake.

4. What led Isabel to believe that Mister Hallahan had destroyed their free papers?
(a) Ruth told Isabel that Mister Hallahan had done it.
(b) He often had ink on his hands, and there had been ink stains on the scraps of their free papers.
(c) Isabel overheard Mister Hallahan talking with Widow Hallahan about burning the papers.
(d) The muddy boot prints matched his boots exactly.

5. How did Isabel know that Ruth was afraid of Prentiss?
(a) Because Ruth grabbed Aberdeen in fear.
(b) Because Ruth whispered, "Please go away."
(c) Because Ruth began crying when Prentiss entered the barn.
(d) Because Ruth began shaking when Prentiss entered the barn.