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

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

3. What do the New York couple who are in town for business do?
(a) Donate money to the local rebel movement.
(b) Try to convince Robert to set Isabel and Ruth free.
(c) File a legal petition on behalf of Isabel and Ruth.
(d) Buy Isabel and Ruth.

4. Who is Curzon?
(a) One of the soldiers who is searching the ship's hold.
(b) A young man who is enamored of Madam Lockton's daughter.
(c) A slave boy who offers to show Isabel the way to the water hole.
(d) A slave boy who offers to show Isabel the way to the bakery.

5. How does Mrs. Lockton dress Ruth?
(a) Like a monkey.
(b) She makes her run around with no clothing.
(c) In elaborate costumes of all sorts.
(d) In soldier uniforms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pleads for the girls' welfare?

3. Who is Becky Berry?

4. Where is the opening of the novel set?

5. For what do the Loyalists want money?

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