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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. Which of the following did Isabel like about working in the tavern?
(a) Gossiping with Miss Marrow.
(b) Shucking oysters.
(c) Being away from Ruth.
(d) Getting more food to eat.

2. According to a soldier named Henry, what was the army's strategy for attacking Yorktown?
(a) Send French troops in on one side and Continental troops in on the other side.
(b) Send an ambush of sharp-shooters.
(c) Dig trenches and attack it with cannons.
(d) Attack in the dead of night.

3. How did Isabel convince Ruth to leave the laundry?
(a) Isabel told Ruth that bad men like Prentiss were coming.
(b) Isabel told Ruth that they were going to get mutton pie and cider.
(c) Isabel told Ruth that Thomas Boon had run away and they needed to find him.
(d) Isabel told Ruth that they were going to meet Walter and Serafina.

4. Why did Isabel decided not to linger in the French camp?
(a) Because she knew the French treated black people poorly.
(b) Because she knew the French army did not have much money.
(c) Because they did not speak French.
(d) Because they did not have any friends there.

5. Who was Miss Marrow?
(a) A spy.
(b) A cook.
(c) A laundry worker.
(d) A seamstress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Ruth say were moles?

2. What did Isabel find missing from her haversack?

3. What led Isabel to believe that Mister Hallahan had destroyed their free papers?

4. Why did the soldiers of Curzon's company think that Isabel and Ruth had been separated from Curzon?

5. What did Curzon promise Isabel during their first real conversation after Isabel's arrival at the army camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Isabel's feelings towards Aberdeen change by the time she encountered him hiding in the bushes?

2. Why was Isabel cheered by Kate and Elspeth's frustration at the extra work they had to do after the storm?

3. Why did Isabel believe it was foolish for Curzon to support the Patriots?

4. What kind of person was Miss Marrow?

5. Why was the British soldier in the woods deserting his army?

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

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

8. Why did Ruth's worry about Aberdeen increase as time went on?

9. What was Curzon's manner like when he encountered Isabel and Ruth at his company's camp?

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

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