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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 about Isabel made Widow Hallahan suspicious?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her strong hands.
(c) Her free papers.
(d) The scar on her cheek.

2. How were the soldiers by the milestone distracted from Isabel's movement in the woods?
(a) They saw the snake.
(b) Curzon came down the road to talk to them.
(c) A squirrel caught their attention.
(d) Patriots started shooting at them.

3. In Chapter I, what were the soldiers by the milestone talking about?
(a) Digging a trench.
(b) Their complaints.
(c) A plan of attack.
(d) Runaway slaves.

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

5. What made Isabel most nervous about working at the laundry?
(a) She did not think she was capable of doing the work.
(b) She did not like being away from Curzon.
(c) She thought Widow Hallahan would sell them back into slavery.
(d) She did not trust Ruth to deliver laundry by herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Isabel see on the milestone?

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

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

4. How did Isabel respond when Serafina asked her if she loved Curzon?

5. Why were Serafina and Walter not trying to escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Ruth call the donkey Thomas Boon?

3. Why did Isabel cry when talking to Serafina?

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

5. How did Isabel and Ruth get jobs at the laundry?

6. How did Anderson illustrate Ruth’s love of animals throughout their time at Riverbend?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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