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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are lobsterbacks?
(a) A type of food.
(b) A type of bullet.
(c) British soldiers.
(d) A kind of coat.

2. What confused Isabel the morning that the army moved out of Williamsburg?
(a) Kate and Elspeth came earlier than usual.
(b) Mister Hallahan was at the laundry.
(c) Aberdeen did not come to pick up Ruth.
(d) Neither Widow Hallahan, nor Kate, nor Elspeth were at the laundry.

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

4. Who did Ruth think they were looking for in the crowd of soldiers in Chapter XXVII?
(a) Kate and Elspeth.
(b) Aberdeen.
(c) Curzon.
(d) Ebeneezer.

5. In what way was Ruth different from other children?
(a) She learned things more slowly.
(b) She could not talk.
(c) She did not like to play.
(d) She learned things more quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isabel and Ruth bury the bodies they found in the woods?

2. How did Ruth greet the French soldier she recognized?

3. What did Curzon and Isabel do when the other soldiers encouraged them to kiss?

4. How did Ruth's mood change while working at the army camp?

5. Why did Widow Hallahan offer food to Isabel and Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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