Chains Basics
Story Elements
Isabel
Characters and Quotes
Misc.
100
Chains takes place between the years of...
1776 and 1777
100
What is Curzon in relation to Mr. Bellingham?
He is Mr. Bellingham's slave.
100
Which side does Isabel pass letters for at the end of the story?
The Patriots
100
Upon her first day in the Lockton household, who is the servant who tells Isabel, "don't stop moving, whatever you do?"
Becky Berry
100
What is an internal conflict?
A decision that has to be made (choices in your mind).
200
The narrator of the story is...
Isabel Finch/Lockton/Gardner
200
After bribing the soldiers does not work, what is the plan that Mr. Lockton, the mayor of New York, and Goldbuttons comes up with.
They plan to assassinate George Washington.
200
What does the letter "I" represent on Isabel's cheek, according to Madam Lockton?
Insolence
200
Which character asks Madam Lockton, "Answer me you miserable cow, did you sell my sister?"
Isabel
200
How would you describe the theme of a story?
The moral/lesson learned/what the author is teaching you.
300
During which historical event does this story take place?
The Revolutionary War
300
After Mr. Lockton's plan is discovered, how does he escape New York?
He is taken away locked in a crate marked "cheese".
300
What does Isabel provide to the prisoners at Bridewell Prison?
Food
300
Which character admits, "I am guilty, Anne. They will not give me parole this time."
Master Lockton
300
Which colony does Isabel escape to at the end of chapter 45?
New Jersey
400
Who tells Madam Lockton that Isabel has been consorting with the enemy, taking a note from a rebel officer?
Jane Drinkwater
400
How do the British want the rebel prisoners to "be dispatched" (die), since it's a waste of ammunition, burying the bodies will be a messy task, and parliament will be angry.
They are hoping the cold/disease will kill them.
400
What is the last word that Lady Seymour says to Isabel?
"Run"
400
Which character says that she, "finds the buying and selling of children most repugnant?"
Lady Seymour
400
What is the book that the stationer gives Isabel?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
500
What was Madam Lockton angry about when they first arrived in New York City?
Mr. Bellingham wanted to look through her chest of private linens.
500
Why does Isabel attempt to run away from the Lockton's home in part one?
Madam Lockton sold Ruth.
500
How does Isabel free Curzon from the prison?
She pretends he is dead and puts him in a wheelbarrow.
500
Which character says, "Bring me round some cake, and I'll keep an eye on your brother?"
Fisher (prison guard at Bridewell Prison)
500
What is the one belonging that Isabel has left to remember her family (from her mother) that she has saved throughout the story?
Seeds