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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters VII - X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Isabel?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 22.
(d) 3.

2. How does Mrs. Lockton amuse her friends?
(a) By having the twin slave boys do a tumbling act.
(b) By singing for them.
(c) By making Ruth dance like a monkey.
(d) By playing the harpsichord for them.

3. To what has Madam Lockton taken a particular liking?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Isabel.

4. What is significant about the day the novel opens?
(a) It is Christmas.
(b) It is the funeral of a slave named Isabel.
(c) It is the wedding of Mary Finch's niece.
(d) It is Miss Mary Finch's funeral.

5. What astounds Isabel about what she hears from Lockton's guests?
(a) That they would want English rule.
(b) That they would jeopardize their families.
(c) That they would engage in embezzlement.
(d) That they speak freely in front of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Lockton's guests speak openly?

2. Who is Bellingham's slave?

3. What does Curzon promise Isabel?

4. What does Isabel learn was in Madam Lockton's underwear chest?

5. Who is Becky Berry?

(see the answer key)

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