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

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

3. What did Isabel and Curzon do to ensure the area near the milestone was safe before coming out of the woods?
(a) Climbed a tree to survey the scene.
(b) Got their knives ready.
(c) Walked the perimeter of the area.
(d) Counted to 100.

4. Where did Curzon and Aberdeen say they had found work in Williamsburg?
(a) Curzon said he had found work at a butcher shop; Aberdeen, as a blacksmith
(b) Curzon said he had found work at a tavern; Aberdeen, as a cook.
(c) Curzon said he had found work as a blacksmith; Aberdeen, at a butcher shop
(d) Curzon said he had found work as a blacksmith; Aberdeen said he had not found work.

5. When Isabel and Ruth parted ways from Curzon and Aberdeen in Williamsburg, what did they look for?
(a) Food.
(b) Work.
(c) A place to sleep.
(d) A bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the soldiers by the milestone distracted from Isabel's movement in the woods?

2. Why did Walter and Serafina have no family at Riverbend?

3. Who were Kate and Elspeth?

4. Which of the following was NOT a reason why Curzon wanted to stop in Willamsburg?

5. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of stories did Isabel tell Ruth while she was sleeping?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Curzon mean when he said, "Lazarus is a lass" (81)?

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

8. What did Isabel believe was the worst thing that slave owners did to slaves?

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

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

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