"How odd. Word from Boston is that you still . . . ."
What is "lick the King's boots?"
100
Isabel's word for confused.
What is confuddled?
100
"The eastern sky was peach colored, but a handful of lazy stars still blinked in the west."
What is the opening scene -- burial of Miss Finch?
100
The tavern owner that tried to buy Isabel and Ruth.
Who is Jenny?
100
"Crack! Lightning struck from a blue sky."
What is onomatopoeia?
200
"Now we'll call her Insolent Sal, . . . . ."
What is "a very saucy gal?"
200
Another word for Isabel's memory.
What is remembry?
200
"In between me and the brazier, dandelions grew in the mud."
What is the scene when Isabel is branded?
200
Isabel and Ruth's prior owner.
Who is Miss Mary Finch?
200
"The moon was my friend."
What is hyperbole?
300
"Ten circles to the left, ten circles to the righty, . . . ."
What is "all make the blade sharp and mighty?"
300
Isabel's word for where she keeps her thoughts and does her thinking.
What is her brainpan?
300
"One more step and I can have you hung."
What is the scene when Isabel learns that Madam Lockton sold Ruth?
300
The Patriot prisoner who snatched the food bucket from Isabel.
Who is Private Dibdin?
300
"The glowing iron streaked in front of my face like a comet."
What is simile?
400
"The best time to talk to ghosts is . . . . ."
What is "just before the sun comes up?"
400
Another word for in between?
What is betwixt?
400
"I bent down, dipped my fingers in the puddle, and scrubbed the spot where that woman hit me."
What is the scene at the docks upon arriving in New York.
400
Name of Sarah's baby, the wife of the British soldier housed at the Lockton's.
Who is George?
400
"At home in Rhode Island the corn was as tall as Ruth now. The spring lambs would be too heavy to pick up."
What is a flashback?
500
"I think we just crossed the river Jordan. . . . ."
What is "Can you walk?"
500
Isabel often used this image to describe confusion, anger, longing, and despair.
What is buzzing bees?
500
"I awoke coughing so hard I near brought up my supper."
What is the scene of the huge fire that engulfed New York?
500
The man who oversaw the burial of Mary Finch.
Who is Pastor Weeks?
500
In chapter 8, Isabel saves cobwebs she finds because she said they "were handy when someone had a bloody cut." Later in chapter 15, Ruth has a seizure and cuts her head. Isabel says that she would use some cobwebs for Ruth's wound.