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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Isabel respond when Serafina asked her if she loved Curzon?
(a) She said no.
(b) She said she was not sure.
(c) She said yes.
(d) She did not answer the question, but said that they argue often.

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

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

4. Where did Isabel and Curzon hide to survey Riverbend when they first arrived?
(a) Behind a log.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In tall grasses.
(d) In a hayloft.

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

6. Who was Widow Hallahan?
(a) A woman who cooked for the army.
(b) A woman who ran the laundry.
(c) A woman who was married to a general.
(d) A woman who worked at the hospital.

7. Why did Serafina not want Isabel chopping wood?
(a) She was afraid that Isabel would run away.
(b) She thought Isabel did not look strong enough.
(c) She thought it was a man's job.
(d) She saw that Isabel was having a hard time focusing.

8. Which of the following was NOT part of the group of people Isabel and Curzon spotted from the tree at Riverbend?
(a) A young man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A baby girl.
(d) An old man.

9. How long had Isabel and Curzon been traveling together as the book opens?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

10. Why did Isabel call Widow Hallahan "snake-souled" (104) in Chapter XVIII?
(a) Because she treated Isabel and Ruth worse than she treated her white workers.
(b) Because she lied to them about how much work they would have to do.
(c) Because she lied to them about how much food they would get.
(d) Because she cursed at them and called them names.

11. Who did the woman at the hospital think that Ruth and Isabel were?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Wives of soldiers.
(c) Runaway slaves.
(d) Workers there to pick up dirty laundry.

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

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

14. Who was Thomas Boon?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A Loyalist soldier.
(c) A Patriot soldier.
(d) An escaped slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aberdeen, who or what was the first friend that Ruth made at Riverbend?

2. Why did Isabel not trust the Patriot army?

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

4. What was the hardest difficulty for Isabel to deal with during the weeks after leaving Riverbend?

5. Which of the following did the travelers eat on their journey from Riverbend?

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