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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose muddy boot prints did Isabel find inside the laundry?
(a) Widow Hallahan's.
(b) Kate and Elspeth's.
(c) A man's.
(d) Ruth's.

2. In Chapter XXVII, why did Isabel decide it was best to find the British army?
(a) To find Aberdeen.
(b) So they could be spies.
(c) Because they paid better.
(d) Because they were less likely to sell her and Ruth back into slavery.

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

4. Why did Isabel tell Ruth that she had ruined everything?
(a) Because she thought Ruth disturbed the seeds she had been saving.
(b) Because Ruth ran away and Isabel had been worried.
(c) Because she thought Ruth let someone in who burned their free papers.
(d) Because she thought Ruth burned their free papers.

5. Where were Kate and Elspeth from?
(a) Asia.
(b) Europe.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Isabel and Curzon decide to part ways in Williamburg?

2. How did Ruth react when Isabel tried to complement her strength in the beginning of their travels together?

3. Who were the characters referring to when they talked about "His Excellency" (124)?

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

5. Who was Widow Hallahan?

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