4. Why did Serafina have Ruth and Aberdeen hide in the hayloft with Isabel and Curzon?
(a) Because she wanted them to have a rest from difficult labor.
(b) Because she did not want them to be beaten.
(c) Because she wanted them to protect Isabel.
(d) Because she wanted Prentiss to think they had already escaped.

5. In what way was Ruth different from other children?
(a) She learned things more quickly.
(b) She could not talk.
(c) She learned things more slowly.
(d) She did not like to play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the woman at the hospital think that Ruth and Isabel were?

2. Where did Isabel tell Serafina she planned on taking Ruth?

3. What did Isabel and Curzon do to ensure the area near the milestone was safe before coming out of the woods?

4. Which of the following was NOT part of the group of people Isabel and Curzon spotted from the tree at Riverbend?

5. According to Aberdeen, who or what was the first friend that Ruth made at Riverbend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. Why did Ruth call the donkey Thomas Boon?

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

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

8. Why did Isabel cry when talking to Serafina?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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