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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. Who were the characters referring to when they talked about "His Excellency" (124)?
(a) Ebeneezer Woodruff.
(b) King George.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Lord Cornwallis.

2. Why did Isabel and Curzon decide to part ways in Williamburg?
(a) Because they disagreed about the Patriot cause.
(b) Because Curzon needed to go away to fight in the army.
(c) Because Isabel loved Curzon but Curzon did not love Isabel.
(d) Because they disagreed about Ruth's future.

3. Which of the following did Aberdeen buy Ruth?
(a) Gingerbread and a toy.
(b) A kitten and gingerbread.
(c) Stockings and gingerbread.
(d) A kitten and a toy.

4. What weapon did Isabel bring to defend herself and Ruth when leaving Williamburg?
(a) Washing bats.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

5. In Chapter XXXIV, why did Curzon take Isabel for a walk?
(a) Because he wanted to reconcile with her.
(b) Because he wanted to properly propose to her.
(c) Because his Sergeant told him to.
(d) Because he wanted to ask her about Aberdeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Widow Hallahan offer food to Isabel and Ruth?

2. Why did Isabel hope that the battle in Williamsburg would be postponed?

3. What was Aberdeen's real job in Williamsburg?

4. What job did Isabel volunteer to do for the soldiers in Curzon's comapny when first arriving at their camp?

5. What are lobsterbacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of person was Miss Marrow?

2. Why were many of the men in Curzon's company from Rhode Island?

3. Why did Isabel tell Widow Hallahan that Ruth had been shoveling donkey dung?

4. How did Isabel's narration during her fake kiss with Curzon indicate that she may have had romantic feelings towards him?

5. What did Isabel mean when she said, "We had been forced back into war for our liberty" (151)?

6. How did Missus Serafina's advice help Isabel mend her relationship with Ruth?

7. Why was Isabel angered when she heard the minister's sermon at Bruton Parish Church?

8. What did Isabel mean when she said, "I am my own army" (126)?

9. Why did Isabel decide that she and Ruth could not travel with the women of the army?

10. Why was Ebeneezer angry with Curzon?

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