Theme
Family is a major theme in Chains. What is one way that Isabel protects Ruth?
Numerous answers!
"When I finally laid down to sleep, I set Ruth's doll beside my head. I stopped kissing it goodnight. I did not say prayers. My bones were hollow and my brainpan empty." The tone in this quote is A) depressed B) Regretful C) Joyful
Depressed
When Isabel wakes up and can't find Ruth, what mood does this create?
Fear/Tension
"Tell the girl the hearth needs sweeping."
"Sal," Becky would say, "please sweep the hearth."
What is the difference between the way Madam speaks vs. Becky to Isabel?
Becky is nicer/more polite
How many Books are in the "Chains" Series?
Isabel is screamed at, accused of lying, beaten with paintings, and branded. What themes are all these incidents examples of?
Slavery/Mistreatment/Violence
When Isabel says "I wanted to grab her by the hair and throw her down the stairs, throw her out a window, beat her face with my fists. I wanted her blood to splash the paintings, soak the wall and wooden stairs." What tone does Isabel have?
Anger
"It had rained in the night. The mud puddles scattered around the yard gave off steam like cauldrons coming to boil." What mood does this weather create?
Isabel has a lot of inner dialogue throughout Chains. How does this help drive the story?
Gives the reader insight into what Isabel is thinking/feeling.
What popular book series features characters named Greg, Rowley, and Rodrick?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
"Being loyal to the one who owned me gave me prickly thoughts, like burrs trapped in my shift, pressing into my skin with every sep." This quote shows that Isabel is struggling with what theme?
Identity
"The risks are too high," Goldbuttons said in a shaky voice. "If we are discovered, we are dead men." What tone does Goldbuttons have?
Fear
"I kept careful track of her the same way as I used to mind the neighbor's bull when I took the milk cows out to the pasture." How can the reader tell from this quote that the mood in Madam's house is fearful?
Isabel compares Madam to an angry bull.
"He's a thieving rat of a man, but he's loyal to the King." What figurative language is in this line of dialogue?
What is the Best Selling Book of all time?
The Bible, or Don Quixote
Isabel and Curzon have a strong friendship throughout Chains. What is one way that Curzon proves his loyalty to Isabel?
Numerous answers!
"Even our slaves are becoming political," Lockton said. "How quaint." The word "quaint" reveals what tone?
Teasing/Smug
"Melancholy held me hostage, and the bees built a hive of sadness in my soul. Dark honey filled up inside me, drowning my thoughts and making it hard to move my eyes and hands." What three words set the mood here?
Possible answers: Melancholy, hostage, sadness, dark, drowning
"The prison is so stuffed, the walls are ready to burst." What figurative language is in this line of dialogue?
Hyperbole
What is Mr. Lunde's Birthday (Month, day, Year)
August 15, 1999
State one theme from Chains that has NOT been mentioned yet and give an example.
Numerous Answers!
Who is one character in Chains that often talks with a mean and nasty tone?
Madam (unless another answer is convincing enough)
What purpose do the quotes at the beginning of each chapter have for the mood?
They foreshadow the chapter
"Becky? Becky!" What do the question mark and exclamation point add to the dialogue and tell the reader?
Isabel shifts from curiosity to fear/anger
Where did Mr. Lunde grow up?
Rockford, Illinois