Chains Part One

In chapter 2, Isabel stated, "My insides went cold, like I'd swallowed water straight from a deep, dark well." What is meant by this statement?

• She couldn't believe her freedom was being taken from her so she felt stiff and frozen in time. Well water is very cold and when consumed it can be chilling on the inside of one's body.

• It was cold outside.

• Mr. Cornell left for Boston before the blockade.

• Mr. Roberts was going to sell Ruth and Isabel in Newport.

What is the event that had Isabel's Poppa fighting like a lion?

• Getting Ruth and Isabel's blankets so that they would fetch a better price when sold.

• Mr. Malbone had high debts so the bankers made him sell off some of his slaves. Separating Isabel's family.

• Dinah dying of smallpox,

• Loyalists VS Patriots

What is the event that had Isabel's Poppa fighting like a lion?

• Getting Ruth and Isabel's blankets so that they would fetch a better price when sold.

• Mr. Malbone had high debts so the bankers made him sell off some of his slaves. Separating Isabel's family.

• Dinah dying of smallpox,

• Loyalists VS Patriots

"the fat moon lit the water like a lantern over a looking glass" What type of figurative language is being used?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

What can be inferred from the following statement: "Smile, everyone," Lockton commanded through clenched teeth. "Pretend to be happy rebels."

• Lockton's are Loyalists who want the rebels to think they are on the rebel's side.

• Lockton's are trying to make friends.

• Lockton's are business people.

• Lockton's are happy to be home.

A woman defending her underclothes from a battalion of soldiers was comical. What happened next?

• Lesson in etiquette

• Anne sat on her walnut chest in question

• Mr. Bellingham wrote a letter to his Congress in Philadelphia because he lacked the authority of cease the search of her linens.

• Ruth laughed and Isabel was smacked in the face.

Which is most likely the definition of dawdling on page 35?

• Hurry

• Rush

• Lingering

• Run

What is significant about the day the novel opens?

• It is the wedding of Mary Finch's niece.

• It is the funeral of a slave named Isabel.

• It is Christmas.

• It is Isabel's master's funeral

Who are the Locktons?

• The couple who buy Isabel and Ruth
• The mayor and his wife who want to buy Isabel and Ruth.
• The owners of the tavern who protest the sale of the girls.
• The couple who pay for Miss Finch's funeral

Who is Curzon?

• A young man who is enamored of Madam Lockton's daughter.

• One of the soldiers who is searching the ship's hold.

• A slave boy who offers to show Isabel the way to the water hole and later saves her life when she's in the stocks.

• A slave boy who offers to show Isabel the way to the bakery.