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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Mister Hallahan ask Isabel?
2. In Chapter XXXIV, why did Curzon take Isabel for a walk?
3. Who was Sibby?
4. Why did Isabel think it was a bad idea for Aberdeen and Ruth to marry?
5. Why did Isabel and Curzon decide to part ways in Williamburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Mister Hallahan not pay Isabel for her work in the tavern?
2. Why was Isabel angered when she heard the minister's sermon at Bruton Parish Church?
3. Why did Isabel tell Widow Hallahan that Ruth had been shoveling donkey dung?
4. How did Missus Serafina's advice help Isabel mend her relationship with Ruth?
5. What kind of person was Miss Marrow?
6. Why was Aberdeen curious about Isabel favoring the British?
7. Why did Isabel decide that she and Ruth could not travel with the women of the army?
8. Why did Isabel not tell Ruth the truth about Aberdeen?
9. Why was Ebeneezer angry with Curzon?
10. Why did Ruth's worry about Aberdeen increase as time went on?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Isabel often jumps to conclusions about what people are thinking based on their actions. Write an essay describing some situations in which she does this and explaining how it affects the way she interacts with her companions.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout Ashes, we learn about Isabel's inner world through her self-talk as narrator. What does the reader learn about Isabel by being able to witness her thinking? How does Anderson's choice of a first-person limited narrator affect the plot and mood of Ashes?
Essay Topic 3
Ashes is an example of historical fiction. What about Ashes makes it fit into this genre? What work did Anderson need to do in order to effectively write a historical fiction novel? You may use outside research to support your argument.
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