1. The status of women has changed a great deal over the past two hundred years. Compare and contrast the life of a woman of 1821 and the life of a twenty-first century woman.

2. What is the biblical view of the status of women? What does Scripture have to say?

3. Read in 1 Samuel 16 the account of Samuel anointing David as the second king of Israel. What does this tell us about how God judges people?

4. Have you ever been forced to trust in God in difficult circumstances? How? And what did you learn about trusting God? Why is it so hard to trust God at times?

5. Dorritt, her mother, and Reva all were liberated in Texas. What triggered each of them to begin to behave differently, in a freer manner?

6. Racial prejudice was rampant in 1821. Why did this trouble Dorritt? What did Maria tell Dorritt she possessed that others lacked?

7. Go to any concordance and look up the word trust, then choose a few verses about trusting God and write them down. Trusting God means surrendering to His will for our lives. What do you need to surrender to Him and trust Him with in your life?

8. Which characters were your favorites and why?

9. Psalm 37 was Dorritt’s life scripture. What is yours?

10. Quinn didn’t believe God cared about him personally until he came face-to-face with death. Why do you think this was?