1. Who told Isabel that she needed to chose a side in the war?
(a) Curzon.
(b) Both Curzon and Aberdeen.
(c) Both Curzon and Ebeneezer.
(d) Aberdeen.

2. Why did Isabel decided not to linger in the French camp?
(a) Because she knew the French treated black people poorly.
(b) Because she knew the French army did not have much money.
(c) Because they did not have any friends there.
(d) Because they did not speak French.

3. Why did Widow Hallahan offer food to Isabel and Ruth?
(a) She had too much extra food and she did not want it to go to waste.
(b) She wanted to make sure they stayed at the laundry so Mister Hallahan could return them to slavery.
(c) She was a kind woman who wanted to thank them for their hard work.
(d) She had poisoned the food to help Mister Hallahan with his plan.

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

5. Why did Ebeneezer initially tell Isabel that he could not hire her and Ruth to work for his company?
(a) Because he did not think they could handle the difficult work.
(b) Because he knew it would anger Curzon.
(c) Because women were not allowed to work for the company.
(d) Because his captain would not allow him to hire additional women.