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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters XVI - XX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth seem to not understand?
(a) That Madam Lockton has threatened to sell Ruth.
(b) That Ruth is ill, not possessed by a devil.
(c) That Ruth needs to hide if she feesl a seizure coming on.
(d) That Isabel is doing all she can to protect Ruth.

2. What does Madam Lockton say she will do if Ruth has another seizure?
(a) Send Ruth back to Africa.
(b) Sell her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Take her to a specialist in Boston.

3. What does Bellingham tell the Locktons all Patriots are doing?
(a) Going to rallies.
(b) Donating money to the cause.
(c) Enlisting in the Army.
(d) Making sacrifices.

4. How does Madam Lockton say she hit her head?
(a) Tripping over the rug.
(b) Falling down the steps.
(c) Slipping on water in the kitchen.
(d) Spilled candle wax.

5. What does Mr. Lockton do when Madam Lockton protests his decision about her?
(a) Ties her to the bed with orders for the servants to release her after he is gone.
(b) Agrees to let her come with him.
(c) Punches her in the face.
(d) Shoots her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name is brought up as a potential assassination target?

2. What is significant about the day the novel opens?

3. What does Mrs. Lockton believe of Ruth?

4. How does Mrs. Lockton dress Ruth?

5. What proves harder than expected for the Loyalist?

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