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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 Isabel do with a bucket of food scraps?

2. Where is Isabel to be branded?

3. Why do Mary and Hannah argue?

4. Who asks to meet with Isabel?

5. What happens to Curzon's hat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Isabel's physical state when she awakes after returning from Colonel Regen's camp?

2. To what horror does Isabel awaken one morning and how is Lady Seymour responding to the emergency?

3. Who comes to the window of the prison when Isabel calls for Curzon?

4. Where is Isabel when she is finally is alert after her branding, and why can't Isabel stay there?

5. What does Isabel take to the prisoners, and why is she allowed to do so?

6. What happens when Madam Lockton arrives at Colonel Regen's camp?

7. What news does Captain Morse give Isabel to give the prisoners hope?

8. What happens on Sunday that has Madam Lockton elated?

9. What is Isabel's life like after returning to the Lockton household?

10. What is Isabel startled to hear about Curzon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Isabel and Curzon. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Lady Seymour and Madam Lockton. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in "Chains" help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

"Chains" belongs to the young teen historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young teen historical fiction genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young teen historical fiction and a fantasy or mystery?

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