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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How has Isabel's situation improved?
(a) Lady Seymour has promised to help Isabel find Ruth.
(b) Lady Seymour has promised Isabel freedom when the war is over.
(c) Better food and a comfortable bed at Lady Seymour's home.
(d) Lady Seymour has promised Isabel freedom when Isabel turns 18.

3. What happens one morning when Isabel arrives at the prison?
(a) She is met by Colonel Regen.
(b) She passes a cell which holds Mr. Bellingham.
(c) The guard tells her she will no longer be allowed inside.
(d) She is relieved of all the food she brought to the prisoners.

4. What does Bellingham promise Curzon for serving as a soldier?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Wages.
(c) An education.
(d) Help getting his own farm.

5. How bad is the fire to which Isabel awakes one morning?
(a) Isabel has no idea.
(b) The fire is contained in the kitchen.
(c) Just Lady Seymour and the next-door neighbor's home are on fire.
(d) The entire block of homes is on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Isabel say she wants to get away from her owners?

2. Where is Isabel when she wakes?

3. What does Isabel realize as she sees the person in #125?

4. What does Lady Seymour say many people believe is the Christian thing to do?

5. What does Madam Lockton discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Captain Morse give Isabel to give the prisoners hope?

2. What gives Isabel a chance to go to the prison more easily?

3. How does Isabel learn about Curzon being in prison and about the conditions of the prison?

4. To what horror does Isabel awaken one morning and how is Lady Seymour responding to the emergency?

5. What is Isabel startled to hear about Curzon?

6. Where is Isabel when she is finally is alert after her branding, and why can't Isabel stay there?

7. Describe Isabel's experience at the book store.

8. What does Isabel hear other slaves speaking of concerning the Loyalists?

9. What happens at Isabel's trial, and what is the outcome of the trial?

10. How does Isabel save Lady Seymour's life?

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