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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter I, what were the soldiers by the milestone talking about?
(a) A plan of attack.
(b) Digging a trench.
(c) Runaway slaves.
(d) Their complaints.

2. Isabel, Curzon, Aberdeen and Ruth met some soldiers a few days after Ruth recovered from her illness. What did the soldiers want?
(a) Their food.
(b) Their money.
(c) To capture them as slaves.
(d) Their cart and donkey.

3. How were the soldiers by the milestone distracted from Isabel's movement in the woods?
(a) A squirrel caught their attention.
(b) They saw the snake.
(c) Patriots started shooting at them.
(d) Curzon came down the road to talk to them.

4. Why did Isabel not trust the Patriot army?
(a) Because she did not support violence.
(b) Because she supported the British cause.
(c) Because it once gave Curzon back to his former owner.
(d) Because the Locktons favored the Patriots.

5. Which of the following is Curzon overly afraid of?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Spiders.
(c) The dark.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Isabel and Curzon been traveling together as the book opens?

2. In Chapter I, why did Isabel want to move closer to the milestone?

3. In what way was Ruth different from other children?

4. How did Ruth react to Isabel when Isabel first greeted her after many years apart?

5. What did Widow Hallahan offer Isabel in exchange for her work?

(see the answer key)

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