•         Chapter 10
Explain Tim’s statement, “I still hadn’t figured out what he was fighting for.  It
seemed to me that we’d been free all along."

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•         Chapter 11

 

•         Respond to one of the following questions.

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•         Tim finds Sam and almost right away an argument develops.  What is this about?

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•         Sam says, “My duty to my country comes first.”  His mother insists, “You have a duty to you r family.” Is either one right?

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•         Describe the differences between the British entries into town with the Continentals’ entry.  (You may have to go back and re-read the previous chapter).

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•         Tim takes a big step into manhood when he realizes he understands his “triumphant sort of brother.”  What is this he realizes about Sam?

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•         Have you changed your thought about Mr. Heron?  Is he a Rebel or a Loyalist?  Give reasons for your choice

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•         Chapter 12:

•         Respond to one of the following questions.

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•         Does Tim ever completely forgive Sam? Support your answer.

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•         What is the effect of hunger on the soldiers?

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•         Foreshadowing is a technique used by authors to suggest or hint about a future event.  What is foreshadowed in this chapter?

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•         Betsy has changed her feelings about the war.  What incidents have caused this change?

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•         Irony is a technique using works of opposite meaning to make one’s remarks forceful.  What is ironical about father’s death?

•          Epilogue
What is your reaction to the statement, “But somehow, even fifty years later, I
keep thinking that there might have been another way, besides war, to
achieve the same end.”  Do you think the United States could have become a
nation without the Revolutionary War?