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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way was Ruth different from other children?
(a) She could not talk.
(b) She learned things more quickly.
(c) She learned things more slowly.
(d) She did not like to play.

2. Why did Isabel call Widow Hallahan "snake-souled" (104) in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Because she cursed at them and called them names.
(b) Because she lied to them about how much work they would have to do.
(c) Because she lied to them about how much food they would get.
(d) Because she treated Isabel and Ruth worse than she treated her white workers.

3. Why was Isabel nervous upon arriving at Willamsburg?
(a) She was afraid that Ruth would become sick again.
(b) She was afraid that the Locktons were there.
(c) She was not used to being around strangers.
(d) She did not believe that they could find work there.

4. How old was Aberdeen when he first came to Riverbend?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

5. What did Walter and Serafina call Ruth?
(a) Their darling.
(b) Their pride and joy.
(c) Their sweet girl.
(d) Their sunshine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isabel convince Ruth to leave the laundry?

2. What was the first kind thing that Serafina and Walter did for Isabel and Curzon?

3. What about Isabel made Widow Hallahan suspicious?

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

5. Which of the following was NOT part of the group of people Isabel and Curzon spotted from the tree at Riverbend?

(see the answer key)

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