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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters XXV - XXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Isabel and Ruth?
(a) The slaves of Mary Finch.
(b) Cousins who are at Mary Finch's funeral.
(c) Mary Finch's nieces.
(d) Two daughters of the local inn keeper.

2. Who pleads for the girls' welfare?
(a) Miss Finch's gardener.
(b) The baker's wife.
(c) Pastor Weeks.
(d) The tavern owner.

3. Why does Isabel relish the physical pain of her brand?
(a) It is proof of her standing up for herself as an individual, thinking human.
(b) It reminds her of her desire for revenge.
(c) It distracts her from her emotional pain.
(d) It reminds her of her lost innocence.

4. What does Becky look like when Isabel finds her?
(a) Very ill.
(b) Excited.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Red eyed from crying.

5. Who does Isabel ask for guidance?
(a) Her grandmother's ghost.
(b) Mary Finch.
(c) Her mother's ghost.
(d) Iris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Madam Lockton send Isabel?

2. Who are the Locktons?

3. What is significant about the day the novel opens?

4. From what illness does Ruth suffer?

5. Who has already been bribed to turn a blind eye to an assassin?

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