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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter I, why did Isabel want to move closer to the milestone?
(a) To get information to find her sister.
(b) To steal the soldiers' food.
(c) To attack the soldiers.
(d) To find a safe place to rest.

2. Why did Isabel not trust the Patriot army?
(a) Because she supported the British cause.
(b) Because the Locktons favored the Patriots.
(c) Because she did not support violence.
(d) Because it once gave Curzon back to his former owner.

3. What was the hardest difficulty for Isabel to deal with during the weeks after leaving Riverbend?
(a) The fear of being caught.
(b) Ruth's rejection.
(c) The heat.
(d) The mosquitos.

4. At Riverbend, why did Isabel climb out of the tree in a rush?
(a) Because she thought the slaves at Riverbend could tell her where her sister was.
(b) Because she thought she saw her mother.
(c) Because she thought she saw her sister.
(d) Because she thought she saw a snake.

5. How was Ruth finally convinced to travel with Isabel and Curzon away from Riverbend?
(a) She realized that this was her chance to escape Prentiss.
(b) She realized that she belonged with her sister.
(c) Walter agreed to go with them.
(d) Aberdeen agreed to go with them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How were the soldiers by the milestone distracted from Isabel's movement in the woods?

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

5. When Ruth learned that Isabel and Curzon intended to take her to Rhode Island, why did she refuse to go?

(see the answer key)

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