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- When and where does the story begin?
- Explain John Brown's Raid/Harper's Ferry.
- What do you think John's mother meant by "John having a wondrous...God's guiding
him now"?
- Where does John go for work?
- What happens to John Brown? What could this signify?
- Who secedes from the Union first?
- What side does all of John's family support? What kind of problems can you foresee for
John and his family?
- What happens the night of John's sister's wedding? Explain the event and the importance.
- Give an example of Brother against Brother.
- Why does Mark call John a traitor?
- Why did John not fight for the North or the South?
- Explain the importance of Fort Sumter.
- Describe the conditions of the camp.
- What happens to James?
- How does this event signify the future of the war to come?
- Where does the fighting begin?
- Explain the unusual surroundings around Bull Run.
- What does Malaki do during the battle?
- What happens to the coward the Union finds?
- Explain the Peninsula Campaign.
- What does "See the Elephant" mean?
- Explain the significance of blood spewing in the water at the Peninsula Campaign.
- Malaki leaves again during the battle, what happens?
- Explain the irony of Malaki's promotion.
- Jake and Malaki attend a barn dance, what happens?
- What duty does Luke have to do in order to make amends for bringing Jake and
Malaki to
the barn dance?
- How does Luke grow up after the balloon crash?
- Explain the significance of the "Emancipation Proclamation."
- What happens to Lester?
- What happens to Mary?
- Describe the scene Jonas witnesses after he returns to find Mary.
- Explain the meaning of the Gettysburg Address.
- At the cease-fire an interesting aspect occurs. Explain the significance.
- At the battle of Vicksburg, John and Matt meet in the middle of the battlefield, explain
the meeting. What feelings exist here?
- Why did Matt feel John took a "different fork in the road?"
- When John goes to Vicksburg to see Emma, in what condition did he find Emma and her
child?
- John witnessed war at its worse in Vicksburg. Explain.
- What happened to Emma after Lester died?
- Why does Emma hold so much hate for John? Why does she call John the enemy?
- Explain the Union's strategy during the Battle of the Wilderness.
- Mark pleads for John to shoot him, John doesn't. Explain how John might have felt.
- Why does Jonas tell John he bleeds for both sides?
- A box of ashes, the only remaining of Mark. Explain how the family might have felt.
- John still will not bear arms, even though his house stands as a battlefield. Why does
he continue to take this point of view? At what point does he change his mind?
- How do John, Jonas, Emma, and Cathy free Luke?
- Where does the end of the war take place?
- What dream does Jonas have that will change the nation forever?
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