◼︎ Chapter 38 / Chapter XXXVIII

  1. What are Isabel’s memories of Christmases before she came to new York?

  2. Why do you think Isabel’s shoes have been pinching her toes?

  3. Did Isabel get all of Christmas off as she was supposed to? Why or why not?

  4. What are Madam’s reasons for forbidding Isabel to go to the prison?

  5. What is the day Madam says Isabel should fear?

    • Explain why this is so.

  6. Doors have G.R — George Rex — carved on them.

    • You’ve heard of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

    • What does Rex mean?

  7. Isabel says to herself She cannot chain my soul.

    • Isabel adds, “She could not hurt my soul unless I gave it to her.”

    • What has Isabel realized for the first time?

  8. What were some of the signs of hope Isabel saw in the bleakness?

    • Note at least two signs of hope.

  9. What did Isabel make in the kitchen?

  10. Did she eat what she’d made?

A+ BONUS: Imagine your are an enslaved boy or girl and your master has 100% control over you. You fear the worst.

  • Your Master or Madam might punish you, beat you, sell you to someone worse, flog you, brand you, etc.

  • How would you keep your soul and spirit alive?