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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Ruth do when she was nervous?
(a) Talked to herself.
(b) Paced in circles.
(c) Bit her fingernails.
(d) Wrapped her arms around herself and rocked back and forth.

2. Why did Ruth slap Isabel?
(a) Because she thought the place that Isabel had chosen to camp was haunted.
(b) Because she realized that Isabel had lied to her about finding Aberdeen.
(c) Because Isabel called her stupid.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. Why was Isabel suspicious of Aberdeen when she and Ruth spent their day off from the laundry with him?
(a) Because he would not look her in the eyes.
(b) Because he kept wringing his hands.
(c) Because he had a lot of money.
(d) Because he was laughing nervously.

4. Why did Widow Hallahan choose Isabel to work in the tavern?
(a) Because she knew Isabel was a good cook.
(b) Because she liked Isabel best.
(c) Because she knew Isabel was a hard worker.
(d) Because she knew she would not have to pay Isabel.

5. Who were the "camp followers"?
(a) Spies who followed the army.
(b) Runaway slaves who looked to work for the army.
(c) Wives of soldiers who cooked and cleaned for the army.
(d) Thieves who hoped to steal from the army.

6. What was the nickname Curzon earned for his bravery while digging the trenches?
(a) King Shellhawk.
(b) Sir Curzon.
(c) Curzon the Unstoppable.
(d) Lord Shellhawk.

7. What weapon did Isabel bring to defend herself and Ruth when leaving Williamburg?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A gun.
(c) Washing bats.
(d) A knife.

8. Who did Ruth think they were looking for in the crowd of soldiers in Chapter XXVII?
(a) Ebeneezer.
(b) Aberdeen.
(c) Kate and Elspeth.
(d) Curzon.

9. How did Isabel learn that Curzon was lying when he said he had been hired as a blacksmith?
(a) Because none of the blacksmiths in Williamsburg knew him.
(b) Because Aberdeen told her.
(c) Because Curzon told her.
(d) Because she caught him working somewhere else.

10. Where did Isabel find Aberdeen while working at the army camp?
(a) In the horse corrals.
(b) Hiding in a bush.
(c) Working at a butcher's shop.
(d) In Yorktown.

11. Who was Sibby?
(a) A rude woman who also worked for the army.
(b) A spy who Isabel met at the army camp.
(c) A kind woman who also worked for the army.
(d) A horse that Ruth befriended at the army camp.

12. What confused Isabel the morning that the army moved out of Williamsburg?
(a) Mister Hallahan was at the laundry.
(b) Aberdeen did not come to pick up Ruth.
(c) Kate and Elspeth came earlier than usual.
(d) Neither Widow Hallahan, nor Kate, nor Elspeth were at the laundry.

13. When General Washington arrived, how many soldiers were in Williamsburg?
(a) Millions.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Dozens.

14. Why did Isabel tell Ruth that she had ruined everything?
(a) Because she thought Ruth disturbed the seeds she had been saving.
(b) Because Ruth ran away and Isabel had been worried.
(c) Because she thought Ruth burned their free papers.
(d) Because she thought Ruth let someone in who burned their free papers.

15. Who were the characters referring to when they talked about "His Excellency" (124)?
(a) Ebeneezer Woodruff.
(b) George Washington.
(c) King George.
(d) Lord Cornwallis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Curzon know Ebeneezer Woodruff?

2. Who was Isabel's "old friend" (175) at the Continental camp that she hoped would help them?

3. What was the occasion for the big officer's dinner that Mister Hallahan's tavern was hosting?

4. What did Aberdeen say he was going to do after the war was over?

5. Why did Ruth learn all of the army companies' flags?

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