CHAPTERS 6-13 - CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND PLOT

In Chapter 6, who is Ezekial, and what is he doing in Lyddie’s cabin?

• He was a run- away slave who was also a preacher, heading  north when he ran out of money and went to rob Lyddie.
• He was a run- away slave who was also a preacher, heading  north when he got sick and went to the Stevensons for refuge.

How is Lyddie’s encounter with Ezekial, a runaway slave, a turning point in her development?

• She sees the parallel in her own quest for freedom and Ezekial’s.
• She decides that she will never own a slave.

How does the mistress of the tavern respond to Lyddie when she returns?

• Mrs. Culter is very angry and dismisses(fires) Lyddie for leaving while she was gone.
• Ms. Cutler is very angry and dismisses (fires) Lyddie for befriending a slave.

How is the fact that Lyddie was fired become another turning point  in her development?

• Lyddie  then realizes she is free and can do anything that she wants.
• Lyddie decides to walk to Lowell, Massachusetts, to become a factory girl.
• Only A is correct.
• Both A and B are correct.

In Chapter 7, what does Lyddie think of the other passengers in the stagecoach? Why?

• She thinks the first 2 passengers, the man and the woman, are disagreeable.
• She did not like the woman who seemed to look down on her because of the way she was dressed.
• She thought they were ignorant and useless.
• All of the above are correct.

True or False?
Lyddie took control of the situation when the stage coach got stuck.

• True: She helped the hapless male passengers right the carriage.
• False: She sat quietly in the coach and got angry that they were stuck.

How does the stagecoach driver help Lyddie?

• He took Lyddie to his sister’s boarding house for the Concord Manufactoring Corporation.
• He tells that she will not have to pay him for the ride.
• He allowed her to ride next to him in the seat next to him & gave her something to keep warm.
• Both A and C are correct.

How does Lyddie help the stagecoach driver?

• Lyddie found a flat stone and put under the wheel. 
• She made the men all push together on her count.
• Both answers are correct.
• Neither answer is correct.

In Chapter 8, what does Amelia want Lyddie to do on the Sabbath? Why?

• Amelia wants to take her to the city to have lunch.
• Amelia wants her to go to church with her because she thinks Lyddie is not a nice person.
• She asks her to go to a meeting for the factory because they worked there.
• Amelia what’s her to go to church when her.  They have to go because they are upstanding. 

How does Lyddie feel about going to church with Amelia?

• She is uncomfortable with the idea.
• She was excited and ready to go.