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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. What does Madam Lockton blame when Mr. Lockton fights with her for packing her bags?

2. Under what stipulation does Lockton agree to hand over his money?

3. What happens immediately after the meeting of the Loyalists conspirators?

4. Who is a new addition to the Loyalist's meeting at the Lockton?

5. Where does Robert lead Isabel and Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Finch's nephew do with Isabel and Ruth and who tries to intervene?

2. What happens the morning after Isabel made a report to Curzon?

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

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

5. What does Isabel do to protect Ruth's innocence.

6. How does Isabel get into a secretive meeting of the Loyalists, and what how does she conduct herself?

7. What surprises Isabel when she goes to bring Lady Seymour back to the Lockton home?

8. What does Isabel struggle to do as she is working about the house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Chains"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Chains" including why you believe it is so. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Chains" and your own live to support your opinion.

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

Over the course of "Chains", Isabel grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Chains" might be considered a slice of Isabel's "coming of age" story. It might be said that "Chains" is a "bildungsroman" of Isabel. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Isabel as he changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Isabel?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Isabel's growth throughout "Chains", do you think Chains could be considered Isabel's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Chains" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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