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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 was Isabel's "old friend" (175) at the Continental camp that she hoped would help them?
(a) Ebeneezer.
(b) Curzon.
(c) Walter.
(d) Aberdeen.

2. What was the nickname Curzon earned for his bravery while digging the trenches?
(a) Sir Curzon.
(b) Lord Shellhawk.
(c) King Shellhawk.
(d) Curzon the Unstoppable.

3. Why did Isabel hope that the battle in Williamsburg would be postponed?
(a) She feared that she would be separated from Ruth if a battle begun.
(b) She was afraid that Curzon would be hurt in a battle.
(c) She knew she would never see Curzon again if a battle begun.
(d) She and Ruth could continue to have a place to sleep, food to eat, and a chance to earn money.

4. Why was Isabel suspicious of Aberdeen when she and Ruth spent their day off from the laundry with him?
(a) Because he would not look her in the eyes.
(b) Because he had a lot of money.
(c) Because he kept wringing his hands.
(d) Because he was laughing nervously.

5. Why did Ruth learn all of the army companies' flags?
(a) So she knew where to deliver the laundry.
(b) Because she liked the animals printed on them.
(c) Because she was bored.
(d) Because she thought it would impress Aberdeen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Isabel find missing from her haversack?

3. Why did Curzon sign Isabel up as his wife when he enlisted in the army?

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

5. Why did Isabel not want to go inside the Bruton Parish Church?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Mister Hallahan not pay Isabel for her work in the tavern?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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