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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. Isabel, Curzon, Aberdeen and Ruth met some soldiers a few days after Ruth recovered from her illness. What did the soldiers want?
(a) To capture them as slaves.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their cart and donkey.
(d) Their money.

2. How did Isabel feel when she realized that Walter and Serafina had become like family to Ruth?
(a) Neither relief nor sadness.
(b) Relief that Ruth had been well cared for.
(c) Both relief and sadness.
(d) Sadness that Isabel had been replaced in Ruth's heart.

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

4. How did Ruth react when Isabel tried to complement her strength in the beginning of their travels together?
(a) She ran away.
(b) She smiled shyly.
(c) She said, "Thank you."
(d) She put her hands over her ears.

5. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?
(a) There were no animals around.
(b) The slaves there seemed unusually happy.
(c) There were no people around.
(d) There were soldiers at the plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Isabel most nervous about working at the laundry?

2. What new information did Isabel learn about her former mistress, Madam Lockton?

3. What caused Ruth's fever?

4. What did Aberdeen suggest that Isabel should do while Ruth was ill and sleeping?

5. How did Isabel get the scar on her cheek?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why did Isabel cry when talking to Serafina?

6. Why did Ruth call the donkey Thomas Boon?

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

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

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

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

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