3. Why was Aberdeen still at Riverbend, while many other young slaves had escaped?
(a) He was waiting for the right time.
(b) He was waiting for Ruth.
(c) He had tried to escape, but he injured himself and was caught.
(d) He liked living at Riverbend.

4. When Ruth learned that Isabel and Curzon intended to take her to Rhode Island, why did she refuse to go?
(a) Because she thought that Walter and Serafina need her.
(b) Because she hated Isabel.
(c) Because Rhode Island was too far away.
(d) Because she loved Aberdeen.

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

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

7. What chronic disease did Ruth have?
(a) A disease that made it difficult for her to breathe.
(b) A disease that made her see things that were not there.
(c) A disease that made it difficult for her to walk.
(d) A disease that made her fall and have fits.

8. Why were Serafina and Walter not trying to escape?
(a) They wanted to stay to help other slaves that were passing through.
(b) They were afraid of getting caught.
(c) They had lived at Riverbend their whole lives and did not want to leave it.
(d) They were too old and weak.

9. According to Aberdeen, who or what was the first friend that Ruth made at Riverbend?
(a) A dog.
(b) A chicken.
(c) Walter.
(d) Serafina.

10. How did Aberdeen feel about Ruth?
(a) He was angry at her.
(b) He loved her.
(c) He was jealous that she had a family.
(d) He thought she was foolish.

11. What was Ruth's main responsibility at the laundry?
(a) Chop firewood.
(b) Wash clothes.
(c) Mend clothes.
(d) Deliver laundry with Thomas Boon.

12. What did Walter and Serafina call Ruth?
(a) Their pride and joy.
(b) Their sweet girl.
(c) Their sunshine.
(d) Their darling.

13. Which of the following was NOT a reason why Curzon wanted to stop in Willamsburg?
(a) Opportunities for work.
(b) A chance to join the British army.
(c) A chance to blend in with the crowd there.
(d) Plentiful food.

14. What about Isabel made Widow Hallahan suspicious?
(a) The scar on her cheek.
(b) Her accent.
(c) Her free papers.
(d) Her strong hands.

15. What made Isabel most nervous about working at the laundry?
(a) She did not like being away from Curzon.
(b) She did not trust Ruth to deliver laundry by herself.
(c) She did not think she was capable of doing the work.
(d) She thought Widow Hallahan would sell them back into slavery.