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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isabel run to visit?

2. About what do Lockton's guests speak openly?

3. For what does one member of the conspiracy at Lockton's request Lockton's money?

4. Who are Isabel and Ruth?

5. What does Isabel naively believe when she talks to Curzon late at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Isabel take the list she stole to and why does she choose that person?

2. What does Becky Berry tell Isabel about Ruth?

3. What does the Mayor of New York suggest it is time to do to advance the Loyalist cause?

4. How does Ruth act about the fall she has in the kitchen, and what does Ruth not seem to understand?

5. What happens when the boat carrying Isabel and Ruth and their new owners lands in New York?

6. What does Colonel Regen ask Isabel to do and how does he make it possible for her to travel about without being picked up?

7. Why is Isabel terrified when Lockton is released from jail, and why did she need not worry?

8. How does Isabel feel about Ruth's assigned role in the household?

9. What are Isabel and Ruth doing in the funeral procession, and what is important about the day for them?

10. What does a soldier find when he searches the linen chest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Chains" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

The branding done to Isabel is a turning point for Isabel because she realizes the fantasy she has constructed, that putting herself in danger for the sake of the Rebel Army will earn her freedom, will not come true. The magic words, "ad astra", are not magical at all. The fantasy is representative of the final glints of childhood Isabel has clung to. Now, there will be no more fantasies of heroic escape. If Isabel wants her freedom, she is going to have to give a bloody fight to earn it.

1. Discuss why the incident of Isabel's branding is a turning point in her life. Use examples from "Chains" and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think it is reasonable that a thirteen year old has to be responsible for getting herself free of slavery? Why or why not? How would that answer change in comparison to Isabel's time versus the 21st. century? Use examples from "Chains" and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think that obtaining freedom in any form is always a fight? Why or why not? Use examples from "Chains" and your own life to support your answer.

4. Do you think having a young teen branded for life is too harsh a situation to be dealt with in a book for the age group that will be reading it? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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