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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why were Isabel and Ruth walking up and down the main street of Williamsburg?
(a) They were looking for the laundry.
(b) They were looking for Aberdeen.
(c) They were looking for Curzon.
(d) They were looking for food.

4. How did Ruth react to Isabel when Isabel first greeted her after many years apart?
(a) She cried.
(b) She laughed.
(c) She acted like she did not know Isabel.
(d) She gave her a hug.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Aberdeen still at Riverbend, while many other young slaves had escaped?

2. When Ruth fell ill with a fever, who did Isabel blame?

3. Why did Curzon want to leave their camp when Ruth was sick?

4. What new information did Isabel learn about her former mistress, Madam Lockton?

5. How old was Aberdeen when he first came to Riverbend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Isabel see when she looked at Ruth through "a stranger's eyes" (91) in Chapter XVI?

2. Why did Isabel and Curzon head to Riverbend instead of Charleston to look for Ruth?

3. Why did Isabel and Curzon need to hide from the British soldiers?

4. When Isabel arrived at Riverbend, what had changed about Ruth since the last time she saw her?

5. How did Curzon help ease tensions upon their arrival at Riverbend?

6. After Ruth had a fit, in what ways did it become obvious to her companions that she was very sick?

7. What advice did Walter give Ruth before leaving her with Isabel, Curzon and Aberdeen?

8. Why did Isabel want people who saw her and Ruth wandering around town to think they were slaves?

9. Why did Isabel cry when talking to Serafina?

10. Why did Ruth call the donkey Thomas Boon?

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