Who is Sam and why does he want to join the rebellion?
Vocabulary:
massacre (2)
prevail (6)
boast (10)
Lobsterback (15)
recite (20)
Chapter 2 - 3
How do the people of Redding feel about the coming war? Provide examples.
Vocabulary:
meddle (27)
cordial (31)
Tory (24)
linger (4)
idle (42)
Chapter 4
Why can't Sam go to the tavern and save his father?
Vocabulary:
reputation (51)
swivel (55)
desert (57)
Chapter 5 - 6
Why does Betsy take the letter from Tim? What is she afraid of?
Vocabulary:
militia (62)
thrash (71)
shad (72)
sulk (81)
Chapter 7
What scares the cow-boys off and saves the Meekers from being robbed?
Vocabulary:
encourage (87)
plunder (91)
escort (98)
Chapter 8 - 9
What happened to Life? What does Tim's future look like with him gone?
Vocabulary:
decency (101)
reliable (109)
ambush (124)
Chapter 10
How do the actions of the British troops turn Loyalists into Patriots?
Vocabulary:
depreciate (129)
shortage (134)
pewter (136)
swagger (140)
bayonet (144)
Chapter 11
What has Sam done over the past two years? Why won't he come home?
Vocabulary:
errand (147)
insignia (153)
wince (160)
desertion (160)
Chapter 12
What will happen to Sam if he is convicted as a cattle thief? Did he do it?
Vocabulary:
epidemic (165)
seige (171)
unscrupulous (174)
forage (178)
Chapter 13
How has your idea of the Revolutionary War changed after reading this book?
Vocabulary:
defection (185)
curt (188)
compulsory (192)
clemency (194)
gallows (207)
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