◼︎ Chapter 24 / Chapter XXIV

  1. As Isabel is branded, she sees her father and her mother, both dead.

    • What do you make of this?

  2. Is there really a hive of bees inside Isabel?

    • What do you think the author means by this hive of bees?

  3. Where on her body was Isabel branded?

  4. How long has Isabel been in Lady Seymour’s attic bed?

  5. Lady Seymour finds the “buying and selling of children repugnant.”

    • What does repugnant mean?

    • Google: repugnant definition kids

  6. Who is Angelika?

  7. Lady Seymour wears a peach-colored crinoline gown.

    • Looks at the photos of crinoline dresses below.

    • How would you describe a crinoline dress?

  8. Why does Isabel have to go back to Madam’s?

A+ BONUS: Chapter 23 marks the end of Part I. We are about half way through Chains.

  • What do you think lies ahead for Isabel?

  • How might her story end?

• In the film, Cinderella wears a (very fancy) crinoline gown.