Chains Review

Negotiations between Mr. Robert and the Locktons were interrupted when---.

• Pastor Weeks stormed into the tavern, holding Miss Mary Finch's will.

• Isabel fainted as a result of the whipping Mr. Robert had given her.

• The cook raised the alarm that Ruth and Isabel had escaped.

• The tavern proprietor's wife, Jenny, offered to buy Ruth and Isabel

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Isabel became filled with anger when she learned that Madam meant to---.

• dress Ruth in finery and use her for a personal maid.

• ship Isabel and Ruth to the Lockton's planatation in the Carolinas.

• hire her out to a tanner who had a reputation for being hard on slaves.

• have a doctor examine Ruth and try to cure her.

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With what information did Isabel strike a deal with Colonel Regan?

• The British were marching north from Boston and would lay siege to New York.

• The mayor wanted to arrest Ben Franklin and hang him in the town square.

• The Loyalists had a man in the Life Guards and planned to kill Washington.

• The Spanish were sending doubloons to help the British quell the rebellion.

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Why did Madam sell Ruth?

• Becky caught Ruth stealing a bracelet from Madam's jewelry box.

• Ruth had a seizure, and Madam believed she had the Devil in her.

• She needed to pay her gambling debts without Lockton being any the wiser.

• The Locktons' money was seized, and they couldn't afford to keep two slaves.

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As punishment for her crimes against Madam, Isabel was---.

• forced to wear leg shackles to prevent her from attempting to escape again.

• branded on her right cheek with the letter I for "Insolence"

• sent to the Bahamas, where she worked on the Locktons' sugar plantation.

• locked in a cage that was hung in the market for a fortnight.

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What happened while Isabel was working for Lady Seymour?

• A Hessian soldier captured Isabel and forced her to spy for him.

• Isabel discovered that Lady Seymour was spying on Lockton for the rebels.

• The house caught fire, and Isabel dragged Lady Seymour to safety.

• Lady Seymour arranged for Isabel's passage to Canada and freedom.

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After seeing Curzon being led into Bridewell Prison, Isabel began---.

• saving the scraps from the house and bringing them to the prisoners

• volunteering at a church that made clothing and blankets for the prisoners

• trying to convince Lockton to negotiate Curzon's release

• delivering messages for Curzon's master, Mister Bellingham

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What did the young man at the stationer's shop give Isabel?

• Ben Franklin's POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK

• an urgent message for General Washington

• a miniature of the newly designed American flag

• Thomas Paine's COMMON SENSE

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What did Madam do after her friend saw Isabel talking to a rebel officer?

• She tied Isabel to a tree and whipped her mercilessly.

• She tried to kill Isabel by poisoning her food.

• She had Hannah lock Isabel in the potato bin.

• She convinced Lockton to sell Isabel

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Isabel freed Curzon from Bridewell Prison by---.

• loading his seemingly dead body into a wheelbarrow while cleaning cells.

• bribing the guard with money she had stolen from the Locktons.

• using a metal shaft to pry the bars of his cell window.

• drugging the guard, stealing his keys and unlocking the cell doors.

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