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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters XXXVI - XL.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Isabel run to visit?
(a) Her mother's grave.
(b) Her grandfather's grave.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her best friend, Iris.

2. How does Mrs. Lockton amuse her friends?
(a) By having the twin slave boys do a tumbling act.
(b) By making Ruth dance like a monkey.
(c) By singing for them.
(d) By playing the harpsichord for them.

3. What astounds Isabel about what she hears from Lockton's guests?
(a) That they would engage in embezzlement.
(b) That they would want English rule.
(c) That they speak freely in front of her.
(d) That they would jeopardize their families.

4. What does Curzon promise Isabel?
(a) He will watch after Isabel and Ruth and keep them safe.
(b) The other slaves will protect Isabel and Ruth.
(c) To help her and Ruth escape if they will spy on the Locktons.
(d) People are already trying to win her and Ruth's freedom.

5. Where does Isabel hope the soldiers will search?
(a) The linen chest.
(b) The armoire.
(c) The pantry.
(d) The flour bin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Seymour indicate one day when she hands Isabel a biscuit?

2. Where is the opening of the novel set?

3. When does Becky say has happened to Ruth?

4. What does Colonel Regen avoid doing as he hands over Isabel to Madam Lockton?

5. What does Becky look like when Isabel finds her?

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