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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Ruth take with her from Riverbend?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A map.
(c) A book.
(d) A toy.
2. When Ruth fell ill with a fever, who did Isabel blame?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Curzon.
(c) Herself.
(d) Aberdeen.
3. What new information did Isabel learn about her former mistress, Madam Lockton?
(a) Madam Lockton died.
(b) Madam Lockton moved to England.
(c) Madam Lockton lost her fortune.
(d) Madam Lockton had a change of heart and is now opposed to slavery.
4. Why was Aberdeen still at Riverbend, while many other young slaves had escaped?
(a) He had tried to escape, but he injured himself and was caught.
(b) He liked living at Riverbend.
(c) He was waiting for Ruth.
(d) He was waiting for the right time.
5. Why did Curzon want to leave their camp when Ruth was sick?
(a) To buy medicine.
(b) To find a doctor.
(c) To buy food.
(d) Because he was mad at Isabel.
6. How did Curzon suggest that Isabel improve her relationship with Ruth?
(a) By telling her stories about their past.
(b) By doing small favors for her.
(c) By staying close to her all the time.
(d) By being less forceful.
7. Why were Isabel and Ruth walking up and down the main street of Williamsburg?
(a) They were looking for Curzon.
(b) They were looking for the laundry.
(c) They were looking for food.
(d) They were looking for Aberdeen.
8. How was Williamsburg different from cities like Philadelphia and New York?
(a) It had more farms.
(b) It was cleaner.
(c) It was bigger.
(d) It was smaller.
9. What was the first kind thing that Serafina and Walter did for Isabel and Curzon?
(a) Gave them a meal.
(b) Helped them hide.
(c) Gave them supplies.
(d) Gave them advice about Ruth.
10. Who was Widow Hallahan?
(a) A woman who was married to a general.
(b) A woman who cooked for the army.
(c) A woman who ran the laundry.
(d) A woman who worked at the hospital.
11. What made Isabel most nervous about working at the laundry?
(a) She thought Widow Hallahan would sell them back into slavery.
(b) She did not trust Ruth to deliver laundry by herself.
(c) She did not like being away from Curzon.
(d) She did not think she was capable of doing the work.
12. In Chapter I, why did Isabel want to move closer to the milestone?
(a) To attack the soldiers.
(b) To get information to find her sister.
(c) To find a safe place to rest.
(d) To steal the soldiers' food.
13. Which of the following was NOT a reason why Curzon wanted to stop in Willamsburg?
(a) Opportunities for work.
(b) A chance to blend in with the crowd there.
(c) Plentiful food.
(d) A chance to join the British army.
14. Curzon left his fellow travelers when Ruth was sick; when he returned, what did he bring with him?
(a) A donkey and medicine.
(b) Medicine and a chicken.
(c) A donkey and food.
(d) Medicine and food.
15. How had Isabel and Curzon been getting information to lead them towards Ruth?
(a) From newspapers.
(b) By spying on Patriot soldiers.
(c) By spying on British soldiers.
(d) From other slaves.
Short Answer Questions
1. What advice did Isabel receive from the short serving woman she met on the main street of Williamsburg?
2. Who did the woman at the hospital think that Ruth and Isabel were?
3. Where did Curzon and Aberdeen say they had found work in Williamsburg?
4. How was Ruth finally convinced to travel with Isabel and Curzon away from Riverbend?
5. What did Aberdeen and Curzon argue about as they traveled?
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