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

3. Which of the following did the travelers eat on their journey from Riverbend?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Milk.
(d) Eggs.

4. How had Isabel and Curzon been getting information to lead them towards Ruth?
(a) By spying on British soldiers.
(b) From newspapers.
(c) From other slaves.
(d) By spying on Patriot soldiers.

5. What did Aberdeen suggest that Isabel should do while Ruth was ill and sleeping?
(a) Sing to her.
(b) Talk to her about her plans for the future.
(c) Talk to her about her past.
(d) Find healing plants in the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isabel kill the rattlesnake?

2. Where did Curzon and Aberdeen say they had found work in Williamsburg?

3. What did Aberdeen and Curzon argue about as they traveled?

4. What was the first kind thing that Serafina and Walter did for Isabel and Curzon?

5. Why did Isabel think that Curzon should not leave their camp when Ruth was sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Serafina think Ruth should leave with Isabel?

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

3. Why did Isabel say to Curzon, “I know better than you what the pain of fire can do a person” (66)?

4. What is the narrative point of view of Ashes?

5. What clues led Isabel to believe that Aberdeen was lying about his butcher shop job?

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

7. How does Anderson begin each chapter in Ashes?

8. Why did Aberdeen know Ruth better than Isabel did?

9. After leaving Riverbend, Isabel stated that Curzon was growing more short-tempered by the day. What did she think was the cause of his change in mood?

10. Why did Isabel think that Curzon should not go searching for food for Ruth?

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