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WorksheetsChains Chapters VI-VII
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
" City folks walking like their shoes were on fire" is an example of
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
foil character
" I trotted to him so angry that steam came off the top of my head" is an example of
personification
hyperbole
symbol
frame story
The water pump is a symbol for
(a)
Curzon's hat is a symbol for
(a)
Both Curzon and Isabel were enslaved. However, Isabel did not care which side to pick in the American Revolution, while Curzon was a
(a)
"Words tasted bitter" is an example of
metaphor
simile
foil character
hyperbole
"[Lockton] can order you sold or beat, or hung, if the mood takes him". Who said that and why?
"Being loyal to the one who owned me gave me prickly thoughts". Who said these words?
Jenny
Isabel
Curzon
Ruth
"New York was a ball tossed between Loyalists and Patriots" is an example of a metaphor and means
New Yorkers like sports.
New York looks round like a ball.
New York is not concerned with the war.
New York was changing sides between Patriots and Loyalists depending on the benefits.
Samuel Adams points out that there is a contradiction between
Americans asking for freedom but not giving it to the enslaved Africans.
the Patriots and the Loyalists.
the New Yorkers who want to be free but not fight.
the British who want to give the enslaved Africans freedom but not the rebels.
Curzon gave Isabel food to eat and for for thought. What is the food for for thought he gave Isabel?
The idea for where to look for a lawyer
The idea of how to get along with the Locktons
The idea for how to protect Ruth
The idea to spy on the Locktons and get her freedom in exchange
Abigail Adams describes the dirt that her worker had to get out of cleaning the house. This shows that
Abigail appreciates housekeeping.
Slavery was hard, manual work.
Abigail complained about her new responsibilities.
Isabel was not expected to do hard work since she was a child.
Becky said, "Elihu was faking to protect his skin" means
Elihu is a bad actor.
Elihu is a hypocrite.
Becky is a liar.
Becky was telling on Elihu.
The Grandfather clock bonged loudly in the Locktons' house. The Grandfather clock is a symbol for
Old traditions and laws
Old, fancy furniture
The wisdom of old people
Worn out, shabby things
Draw the "world of work" Isabel had to do at the Locktons.
