◼︎ Chapter 20 / Chapter XX

  1. What does New York smell like at the beginning of this chapter? (p. 123)

  2. The British have hundreds of ships in harbor with thousands of soldiers on board.

    • Why do you think they’re just sitting there? (p. 124)

  3. Becky suffered a mild attack of the ague. (p. 124)

    • What is ague? Google: ague definition kids

  4. What did the U.S. Congress do ten days after the British ships arrived? (p. 124)

    • Hint: This was on July 4th 1776.

  5. What statue did the mob on Bowling Green pull down?

    • Hint: See illustration below.

  6. People thought the statue was made of pure gold. It wasn’t. (p. 126)

    • What was the statue made of?

  7. Madam has visited someone. (p. 126)

    • Who?

  8. Unusually, Madam gives Isabel and Ruth delicious things to eat and drink. She gives Isabel the night off. (pp. 127-128)

    • Why do you think is happening??

  9. Isabel removes her bodice and hung it on a nail. (p. 128)

    • Describe a bodice. See illustration below.

  10. What did Isabel enjoy eating and drinking? (p. 128)

ABCD: Make a prediction! There’s no right answer. Use your imagination.

  • Isabel says she’ll never forgive herself for falling asleep.

  • Why not do you think?

• Bowling Green, statue of King George III pulled down, 1776

• Arrow points to bodice.