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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What chronic disease did Ruth have?
2. What did Aberdeen suggest that Isabel should do while Ruth was ill and sleeping?
3. How did Isabel know that Ruth was afraid of Prentiss?
4. Why did Isabel not trust the Patriot army?
5. What did Isabel and Curzon do to ensure the area near the milestone was safe before coming out of the woods?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What did Isabel believe was the worst thing that slave owners did to slaves?
3. How does Anderson begin each chapter in Ashes?
4. Why did Isabel see when she looked at Ruth through "a stranger's eyes" (91) in Chapter XVI?
5. Why did Isabel want people who saw her and Ruth wandering around town to think they were slaves?
6. Why did Ruth call the donkey Thomas Boon?
7. Why did Serafina think Ruth should leave with Isabel?
8. What did Curzon mean when he said, "Lazarus is a lass" (81)?
9. Isabel used a simile to describe her feelings when rejected by Ruth. What did she compare herself to?
10. What advice did Walter give Ruth before leaving her with Isabel, Curzon and Aberdeen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The other soldiers in the Rhode Island regiment are minor characters and so do not have distinct personalities, save for perhaps Henry; nonetheless they play an important role in the resolution of the novel. Write an essay that explains how these characters support both the romantic and political conflicts in Ashes.
Essay Topic 2
How are Isabel, Ruth, Curzon, and other black characters treated by white characters in Ashes? Which white characters treat them with respect? Which white characters treat them poorly? What message is Anderson trying to send about racism?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout Ashes, Isabel's relationships with all of the other major characters change. Write an essay analyzing how changes in Isabel's relationship with Ruth cause changes in her relationships with other characters, like Curzon and Aberdeen.
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