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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Isabel find missing from her haversack?
(a) Her seeds.
(b) Ruth's doll.
(c) Her knife.
(d) Her and Ruth's free papers.

3. What kind of condition was Aberdeen in when Ruth unknowingly led Isabel to him?
(a) He was hungry and his clothes were torn.
(b) He seemed weak and frightened.
(c) He seemed strong and confident.
(d) He was starting to doubt the British cause.

4. What was a redoubt?
(a) A fort occupied by riflemen.
(b) A type of kettle.
(c) A trench.
(d) A type of weapon.

5. Who was Miss Marrow?
(a) A spy.
(b) A laundry worker.
(c) A cook.
(d) A seamstress.

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

7. Why did Isabel hope that the battle in Williamsburg would be postponed?
(a) She feared that she would be separated from Ruth if a battle begun.
(b) She and Ruth could continue to have a place to sleep, food to eat, and a chance to earn money.
(c) She was afraid that Curzon would be hurt in a battle.
(d) She knew she would never see Curzon again if a battle begun.

8. While in WIlliamsburg, where did Isabel learn news of the war?
(a) From newspapers and in the tavern.
(b) From Ruth and in the tavern.
(c) From newspapers and in the laundry.
(d) From Miss Marrow and Mister Hallahan.

9. Why was Isabel excited to hear Ruth's story about racing crabs?
(a) Because she thought it was an interesting story.
(b) Because Ruth did not usually talk to her.
(c) Because she thought they could win money on racing crabs.
(d) Because she liked to eat crabs.

10. Why did Ruth initially refuse to flee the laundry?
(a) She not want to leave Thomas Boon.
(b) She did not want to leave Aberdeen.
(c) She was mad at Isabel for yelling at her.
(d) She liked working at the laundry.

11. What job did Ruth do much better at than Isabel thought she would when working for the army?
(a) Washing clothes.
(b) Fetching water.
(c) Cooking beef.
(d) Chopping wood.

12. Why was Isabel suspicious of Aberdeen when she and Ruth spent their day off from the laundry with him?
(a) Because he would not look her in the eyes.
(b) Because he was laughing nervously.
(c) Because he had a lot of money.
(d) Because he kept wringing his hands.

13. Who did Ruth say were moles?
(a) The Continental soldiers.
(b) Spies.
(c) The British soldiers.
(d) The camp followers.

14. Why did Isabel think it was a bad idea for Aberdeen and Ruth to marry?
(a) Because they were too young.
(b) Because she did not trust Aberdeen to care for her sister.
(c) Because she did not want her sister to marry a spy.
(d) Because no one should marry in the midst of a war.

15. What was the occasion for the big officer's dinner that Mister Hallahan's tavern was hosting?
(a) The troops in WIlliamsburg had won a major battle.
(b) King George had arrived from England.
(c) An important French general had arrived.
(d) George Washington and many more troops had arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the British deserter in the woods say that he had been ordered to do?

2. What job did Isabel volunteer to do for the soldiers in Curzon's comapny when first arriving at their camp?

3. How did Isabel calm Ruth in the woods?

4. Why did Ebeneezer initially tell Isabel that he could not hire her and Ruth to work for his company?

5. Why did Curzon support the Patriot cause?

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