Midnight Rider | Chapters 4-6

How do the Tories and the Whigs in Boston feel about each other?

• According to Isaac, there is bad blood between the opposing political groups.

• According to Isaac, they are able to peacefully live and work together.

How does Miss Lydia describe General Gage?

• He is a harsh, strict, and demanding soldier.

• He is a kind, fair, and honest gentleman.

What made the governor’s mansion seem unwelcoming to Hannah?

• The mansion windows are boarded up so nobody is able to see in or out of the house.

• The guardhouses with red coat soldiers at each entrance.

What did Hannah find when she ran into the stables?

• A pale golden horse that looked like the foal of a unicorn

• A dark horse that looks exactly like Promise

How did the boy in the stables first treat Hannah?

• Caleb yelled at her and said that the horses were owned by His Majesty King George.

• Caleb welcomed her in and began giving her a tour of the rest of the grounds.

What is horse’s name and what makes him special?

• The horse is named Charles and is a descendant of King Louis XVI’s horses from France.

• The horse is named Gabriel and is a descendant of Queen Isabella’s horses from Spain.

Why isn’t Gabriel with the other horses?

• Because he shouldn’t be out in the sun very much; he is also wild.

• Because he is ill and is going to die soon; he is also separated to keep the other horses from getting sick.

How did Lydia react to Hannah when she found her in the stables?

• She stomped up to Hannah and pulled her out of the barn by the ear.

• She gently took Hannah’s hand and began explaining to her about her duties in the house.

What do Catherine and Hannah find they have in common when Hannah is washing up?

• Hannah had the pox and Catherine’s son died from it.

• Both Hannah and Catherine have family in Salem.

When Hannah went exploring in the house, she met Meg. Who is Meg?

• A fifteen-year old girl who is staying at the Gage’s home because her father is one of General Gage’s officers and her mother passed away.

• A sixteen-year old girl who is also a servant at the Gage’s home because her parents were unable to pay off their debt to General Gage.