Chains Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Chains Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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. Why does Madam Lockton send Isabel into a secretive meeting Mr. Lockton is conducting?

2. What is significant about the day the novel opens?

3. What does Bellingham tell the Locktons all Patriots are doing?

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

5. What ill effect does Ruth suffer from falling in the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Madam Lockton convince the soldiers to do and how does she seems about everything else being searched?

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

6. What does Becky Berry tell Isabel about Ruth?

7. Under what condition does Lockton agree to give the Loyalist money, and why does he stipulate that condition?

8. About what does Becky warn Isabel?

9. What is Isabel's assigned role in the Lockton household?

10. What happens when Isabel goes and talks to Colonel Regen?

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

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?

2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as "Chains" help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading "Chains"? Why or why not.

3. Choose one specific incident in "Chains" to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "Chains", questions that Anderson most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Anderson's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Anderson's probable agenda concerning that idea.

3. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

4. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

5. Research the life of Anderson and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

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