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

2. How did Isabel get the scar on her cheek?
(a) She fell on an axe and cut herself.
(b) She accidentally burned herself.
(c) It was a punishment for trying to run away.
(d) It was a punishment for fighting her owner when Ruth was sold.

3. Which of the following was NOT part of the group of people Isabel and Curzon spotted from the tree at Riverbend?
(a) An old man.
(b) A baby girl.
(c) A young man.
(d) An old woman.

4. What was the hardest difficulty for Isabel to deal with during the weeks after leaving Riverbend?
(a) The heat.
(b) Ruth's rejection.
(c) The mosquitos.
(d) The fear of being caught.

5. When Ruth learned that Isabel and Curzon intended to take her to Rhode Island, why did she refuse to go?
(a) Because Rhode Island was too far away.
(b) Because she loved Aberdeen.
(c) Because she hated Isabel.
(d) Because she thought that Walter and Serafina need her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Curzon left his fellow travelers when Ruth was sick; when he returned, what did he bring with him?

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

5. Who was Widow Hallahan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Isabel cry when talking to Serafina?

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

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

7. How does Anderson begin each chapter in Ashes?

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

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

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

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