1. Why Did Isabel Feel Like She Should Apologize to Curzon?

Chains; chapter 6

Big Question / It Says / I Say / And So
Example:
“Why did this happen?” or “What does this mean?” / Write down a line from the text that relates or points to the question. / Give your reaction- what do you interpret or infer about what is happening in that line of text? / And so… answer the question.
Finish the thought by connecting it back to the question. You came up with evidence, explained that evidence, so how do you answer the question?
“Country girls are slow-moving, vexing creatures,” he said.
“You’re the vexatious one,” I said. “Running off and leaving me like that.”
(page 37)
1. What does vex mean? / “We stood glaring at each other, him with his arms crossed over his chest, me trying to catch my breath.” (Anderson 37) / They don’t like each other. Isabel is getting annoyed with him. / And so…
Vex means to annoy.
2. Why Isabel she feel like she should apologize to Curzon? / “Now he would truly leave and I would be lost in this horrible place.” (Anderson 37) / She apologized to protect Ruth. I know this because in Chapter 5 she takes a slap. / And so…I predict she will do whatever she has to do to protect Ruth even if it makes her uncomfortable.
3. How much choice does loyalty involve for Lockton? / “Lockton is a dirty Loyalist…” (Anderson 38)
“Being loyal to the one who owned me gave me prickly thoughts.” (Anderson 39) / I say… no matter what, there’s pain related to loyalty. / And so…
She’s going to remain loyal as long as she and Ruth are kept safe.
4. How much choice does Isabel have concerning loyalty?
5. What is Isabel’s attitude toward the conspiracies?
6. What was Curzon’s motive for taking Isabel to show her where to get water?
7. Why is Isabel the best spy for Lockton?

Move your paper horizontally. Then create four columns and three rows. Finally, write these questions, one in each box in the first column.

1. Why did Isabel feel like she should apologize to Curzon?

2. How much choice does Lockton have when choosing to whom to be loyal?

3. How much choice does Isabel have?

4. What is Isabel’s attitude toward the conspiracies?

5. What was Curzon’s motive for taking Isabel to show her where to get water?

6. Why is Isabel the best spy for Lockton?