Chains Study Guide Chapters 31-35 Name :______
Chapter 31
1. How does Isabel react to the realization that the house is on fire?
2. What is Lady Seymour’s response?
3. Who is responsible for getting Isabel and Lady Seymour out of the house when the ceiling begins to collapse?
4. What question does Lady Seymour ask regarding the bells?
5. Why are the bells important?
6. Where does Isabel take Lady Seymour to ensure her safety?
7. What does this decision prove about Isabel’s character?
Chapter 32
8. How did the fire begin?
9. How does the investigation represent the political scene during the time period?
10. What have both Isabel and Lady Seymour lost in the fire?
11. What is Lady Seymour’s condition after the fire?
12. Why does Madam Lockton make daily trips to Lady Seymour’s burned down house?
13. How do the dynamics of the Lockton household change?
14. Why?
15. How does Isabel feel about the changes to the Lockton household and the loss of Ruth’s doll?
Chapter 33
16. Isabel states that “the autumn passes in a dog weary haze…everything was cloaked in gray” and covered with ask, including her skin. What does this tell the reader about Isabel’s state of mind?
17. Why does this make her wonder about Ruth?
18. What does Isabel notice about the difference between the rich and poor Loyalists?
19. How does the newspaper article that describes the British troops’ destruction and looting of the library affect Lady Seymour?
20. How does Madam Lockton feel about Lady Seymour?
21. What becomes Isabel’s responsibility as Lady Seymour’s health improves?
22. What does Lady Seymour do to show Isabel how much she appreciated having the letters and picture of her husband?
23. What does Isabel witness at the Commons the next day?
24. What is the most horrifying moment for her?
Chapter 34
25. What do the details that Isabel provides of Madam Lockton’s dinner party demonstrate about her character?
26. Describe the changed in Master Lockton’s physical appearance.
27. How does Isabel explain the change?
28. Why do the serving girls and wine steward have to hold back their laughter following the meal?
29. What does Isabel learn about the treatment of the rebel prisoners while listening to the dinner conversation?
30. Why does Isabel hide the table scraps in the holly bushes?
Chapter 35
31. How long does Isabel have to wait before going to the prison?
32. How is she able to go without permission from the Locktons?
33. What are the ashes that stirred Isabel’s soul?
34. How are the ashes settled and shushed?
35. What simile does the author use to describe the men in the prison cell?
36. How does the author use imagery to describe Curzon when Isabel sees him in the cell?
37. Curzon tells Isabel about the battle at the fort and the boy from Connecticut. What is the author trying to get the reader to understand about war and violence?
38. What happened to the rebel officers after the fort was surrendered to the British?
39. What happens when the guard returns with the food bucket that Isabel had brought for Curzon?
40. What favor does the sergeant request of Isabel?