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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Walter and Serafina have no family at Riverbend?
(a) Their children had died, and their grandchildren had been sold to other plantations.
(b) They never had children.
(c) All of their family members had died.
(d) All of their family members had been sold to other plantations.

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

3. How did Isabel feel when she realized that Walter and Serafina had become like family to Ruth?
(a) Both relief and sadness.
(b) Relief that Ruth had been well cared for.
(c) Neither relief nor sadness.
(d) Sadness that Isabel had been replaced in Ruth's heart.

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. What was the first kind thing that Serafina and Walter did for Isabel and Curzon?
(a) Gave them supplies.
(b) Gave them advice about Ruth.
(c) Helped them hide.
(d) Gave them a meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the novel, where did Isabel think her sister Ruth was?

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

3. Which of the following is Curzon overly afraid of?

4. Why did Serafina not want Isabel chopping wood?

5. What did Isabel and Curzon do to ensure the area near the milestone was safe before coming out of the woods?

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