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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. What did Curzon and Isabel do when the other soldiers encouraged them to kiss?
(a) Kissed.
(b) Held hands.
(c) Ignored them.
(d) Pretended to kiss behind Isabel's shawl.

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

3. Who told Isabel that she needed to chose a side in the war?
(a) Aberdeen.
(b) Both Curzon and Aberdeen.
(c) Curzon.
(d) Both Curzon and Ebeneezer.

4. What was Aberdeen's real job in Williamsburg?
(a) Working as a soldier.
(b) Spying for the British.
(c) Working at a butcher's shop.
(d) Spying for the Patriots.

5. Who were the "camp followers"?
(a) Thieves who hoped to steal from the army.
(b) Wives of soldiers who cooked and cleaned for the army.
(c) Runaway slaves who looked to work for the army.
(d) Spies who followed the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Ruth do much better at than Isabel thought she would when working for the army?

2. When General Washington arrived, how many soldiers were in Williamsburg?

3. Who was Miss Marrow?

4. Why did Ebeneezer initially tell Isabel that he could not hire her and Ruth to work for his company?

5. What did the British deserter in the woods say that he had been ordered to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Aberdeen curious about Isabel favoring the British?

3. Why did Isabel think that Ruth burned the free papers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Isabel grateful that Ruth did not say anything in the presence of Sergeant Armstrong?

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