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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When Walter brings Prentiss' horses to the barn where Isabel and the others are hiding, why does he talk to them and tell them they need to rest? (from Chapters 7 - 11)

He does not talk to the horses.

He is really telling Isabel and those with her that they need to rest for their coming journey.

He is in the habit of talking to the horses when he stables them.

He is trying to cover any noise the people in the hayloft might be making.

2.

Why did Aberdeen have fresh bruises and a cut lip in Chapter 44? (from Chapters 43 - 45)

He had gotten into a fight with a man trying to send a black soldier back into slavery.

He did not have fresh bruises.

Eben hit him because he had not proposed to Isabel.

He had gotten in a fight with the guards at the garrison.

3.

Why did Ruth cry during the ceremony on the day the new cannons arrived? (from Chapters 38 - 42)

Because she was feeling Patriotic.

Because she was not allowed to watch the ceremony.

Because she was afraid Aberdeen would get hurt.

Because she did not like the noise.

4.

Why do Serafina and Walter tell Curzon that they did not run for their freedom when they had the chance? (from Chapters 1 - 6)

They were hoping their children would return to find them so they did not want to leave.

They said they were too old to run.

They wanted to stay there in case Ruth's real family came looking for her.

They were afraid of getting caught.

5.

Why did Curzon not tell Isabel he had listed her as his wife on his enlistment papers? (from Chapters 33 - 37)

Because he did not think he would ever see her again but wanted the men to think he was married.

Because they had fought and gone their separate ways before he was able to do so.

Eben had dared him to list Isabel as his wife.

Curzon did not list Isabel as his wife.

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