What are some rules in chapter 8 that the Concord Corporation requires?

There are
a number of rules revealed in chapter 8. Some are explicitly revealed, and some are
implied.

On page 56,is pressed into spending the last of her money on clothes
for her work at the Concord Corporation"work apron, shoes, and bonnet." The
implication is that it is a rule to be smartly dressed. Unfortunately for her, the new work
clothes can't prevent her from feeling embarrassed on her first day. She is still acutely
conscious of being out of place.

The second rule is implied on page 57 by the
line, "on a regular workday there was no leisure time except the less than three hours
between supper and curfew." This implies that one rule is that the girls must work long
hours, although we are not told the exact times.

The third rule is outlined
by one of the other girls, Betsy, on page 57, when she tells Lyddie that "the corporation
requires regular attendance (at church) of all its girls." Betsy explains that this is an
expectation because it "makes us look respectable."

The fourth
rule, or requirement, is outlined on page 60, when Lyddie learns that she must have a smallpox
vaccination, which is described as follows: "a doctor cruelly gouged her leg and poured a
mysterious liquid directly into the wound."

And finally, the fifth rule
of the Concord Corporation, outlined by Mrs Bedlow on page 61, is that she, Lyddie, must take
care to arrive for work on time: "You must always take care to be here when the bell
rings."