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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Isabel find suspicious when they first arrived in Riverbend?
(a) There were soldiers at the plantation.
(b) There were no animals around.
(c) The slaves there seemed unusually happy.
(d) There were no people around.

2. What led Isabel to believe that Mister Hallahan had destroyed their free papers?
(a) Ruth told Isabel that Mister Hallahan had done it.
(b) The muddy boot prints matched his boots exactly.
(c) He often had ink on his hands, and there had been ink stains on the scraps of their free papers.
(d) Isabel overheard Mister Hallahan talking with Widow Hallahan about burning the papers.

3. What was the hardest difficulty for Isabel to deal with during the weeks after leaving Riverbend?
(a) The fear of being caught.
(b) The mosquitos.
(c) The heat.
(d) Ruth's rejection.

4. How did the men in Curzon's company treat Ruth and Isabel?
(a) With respect and warmth.
(b) They mostly ignored Ruth and Isabel.
(c) With forced politeness.
(d) With cruelty and disrespect.

5. What new information did Isabel learn about her former mistress, Madam Lockton?
(a) Madam Lockton moved to England.
(b) Madam Lockton died.
(c) Madam Lockton had a change of heart and is now opposed to slavery.
(d) Madam Lockton lost her fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Isabel convince Ruth to leave the laundry?

2. What did the British deserter in the woods say that he had been ordered to do?

3. Who were Kate and Elspeth?

4. While in WIlliamsburg, where did Isabel learn news of the war?

5. When General Washington arrived, how many soldiers were in Williamsburg?

(see the answer key)

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