Claire'sDiscussionQuestions

                           =     Claire's Discussion Questions        =  = The questions and the discussed answers. = =  = = Ch. 1-4  = =  Question 1: Why is Mr. Robert so mean? Even to his dying Aunt? = = Answer 1: It was the way he was raised - money is the center of his life. = = Question 2: Why did Jenny suddenly decide to buy Isabel and Ruth? = = Answer 2: It was an impulse. She knew them and wanted to keep them safe. = = Ch. 5-9  = =<span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Question 1: On pages 40 + 41, do you think that Curzon means the Patriots will "Reward" her? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Answer 1: She is expecting too much - it's not going to go as quickly as she thinks. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Question 2: On page 61, Isabel says she knows what she has to do. What do you think that is? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Answer 2: She is going to tell Curzon about the money the Locktons have and the British. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0,0,0);"> Ch. 10-14  = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: On page 74, what message is Mr. Bellingham trying to give Isabel when he "cuts his eyes" at her? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: He is trying to see if she was lying, by looking in her eyes. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: Who screamed and why do you think they screamed? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: We think Madam screamed because she found a rat or something of that sort. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 15-19  = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: On pages 93 + 94, why do you think Madam thought Ruth was possesed? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: Ruth was having a seizure, the fact that she was possesed was the only explanation. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: Do you really believe that Colonel Regan will take Ruth and Isabel home? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: No, Colonel Regan just wants to use Isabel as a spy. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 20-24 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: On page 130, why did you think Isabel has a map in front of her in her dream? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: It is foreshadowing the fact that she will go somewhere. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: On pages 142 + 143, in the dungeon, what do you think the madwoman symbolizes? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: She gives you a feel for how horrible the dungeon is. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 25-29 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: Why do you think, on page 157, that Madam always orders Isabel around through Becky? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: Madam wants nothing to do with Isabel. Physically, she is afraid of Isabel because she knows that Isabel is stronger than her. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: When Curzon comes to talk to her, why doesn't she talk back? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: She blames him for what happened to her. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 30-34 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: When Isabel is running from the burning building, why do you think she drops Ruth's doll to save Lady Seymour? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: She has to save Lady Seymour's life, she can't just let her die, that would be cruel. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">   Question 2: What is Isabel's plan that she thinks of on page 214? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">   Answer 2: To see and feed Curzon in the prison. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 35-36 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: Do you think Madam will find out that Isabel is visiting the prison? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: Madam will probably find out. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: How do you think Lady Seymour found out about Isabel going to the prison? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: She could have seen her going to the prison by looking out of her window. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 37-41 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: Do you think Curzon will die? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: No. He is too important to the plot of the story. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: What do you think Madam will do to Isabel when Mr. Lockton leaves? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: She could sell her, beat her, or even work her to death. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 42-44 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: Why do you think Madam didn't sell Ruth? Because she couldn't find a buyer or was there a bigger reason behind it? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: She knew that if she sold Isabel's sister, Isabel would feel bad. She only needed Isabel to think that her sister was gone. Part of the reason may have been because she couldn't find a buyer. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: Why do you think Madam locked her in the potato bin? Because she would talk to the Patriots or for some other reason? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: She did it as punishment for being a message carrier for the Patriots and because she was preoccupied with the ball so she couldn't do anything rash. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Ch. 45 = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);">  Question 1: Why do you think Lady Seymour let her run? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 1: She realized that Isabel had a free spirit and has helped her in many ways. Also, she thinks that Madam doesn't deserve Isabel as her slave. = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Question 2: Besides the obvious,what do you think will happen in the second book? = =<span style="color: rgb(46,31,31); background-color: rgb(148,213,230);"> Answer 2: Isabel and Curzon will go to Charleston to find Ruth and Madam will try to sell Ruth and try to find Isabel. =