Facts about Madam
Facts about Isabel
Facts about Curzon
Facts about Ruth
The End of the Book
100

What chapter did Madam give Isabel the punishment of being branded?

Chapter 21

100

How old is Isabel?

13 years old

100

What color is Curzon's hat at the beginning of the book AND at the end of the book?

In the beginning of the book it is red, at the end of the book it is brown.

100

How old is Ruth?

5 years old

100

Why was Isabel able to sneak out so easily towards the end of the novel?

Everyone was at the Queen's Birthday Ball.

200

Who tells Madam about the secret note between Isabel and the rebels?

Jane Drinkwater (the biggest gossip in New York spilled the beans to Madam)

200

What letter was branded on Isabel's face AND what does it stand for?

The letter I for Insolence.

200

What is Curzon's last name?

Bellingham

200

What is Ruth's favorite toy?

Her baby doll

200

What is the new jail warrants name?

Dibdin

300

What is a game Madam plays?

Poker

300

What is Isabel's name to Madam Lockton?

Sal Lockton

300

Why was Curzon not happy to talk to Isabel at the end of the book?

Curzon was tired from the sickness everyone was dying from in prison.

300

Where was Ruth sold to in Madam's cover up story?

The West Indies

300

What state were Isabel and Curzon going to when they were in the row boat?

New Jersey

400

What is a common punishment that Madam gives Isabel?

Madam whips/hits Isabel

400

What sickness did Isabel's mom die from?

Small pox

400

Why was Isabel angry at Curzon?

Curzon caused her to get into trouble for spying, which caused her branding.

400

What was special/different about Ruth?

She suffered from seizures

400

When Isabel and Curzon were in the row boat, what did Isabel tell Curzon they just crossed?

The river Jordan

500

What was Madam's biggest lie in the book?

Madam really didn't sell Ruth.

500

What does Isabel decide to tell people what the branding "I" stands for?

Isabel

500

How did Isabel sneak Curzon out of prison?

She told Curzon to act dead so she cold take him out of the prison in a wheel barrel.

500

Where was Ruth really sent to when Madam Lockton said she was sold? (Needs to include name of city and state)

Charleston, South Carolina

500

What is Isabel's new last name?

Gardener