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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT part of the group of people Isabel and Curzon spotted from the tree at Riverbend?
(a) A young man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) An old man.
(d) A baby girl.

2. How long had Isabel and Curzon been traveling together as the book opens?
(a) Months.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Days.

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

4. Why did Serafina have Ruth and Aberdeen hide in the hayloft with Isabel and Curzon?
(a) Because she did not want them to be beaten.
(b) Because she wanted them to protect Isabel.
(c) Because she wanted Prentiss to think they had already escaped.
(d) Because she wanted them to have a rest from difficult labor.

5. In the beginning of the novel, where did Isabel think her sister Ruth was?
(a) In Charleston.
(b) In Riverbend.
(c) In Yorktown.
(d) In Rhode Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Serafina and Walter not trying to escape?

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

3. Why was Aberdeen still at Riverbend, while many other young slaves had escaped?

4. Why did Walter and Serafina have no family at Riverbend?

5. How did Isabel feel when she realized that Walter and Serafina had become like family to Ruth?

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