Chapters 14-20
“His school was to become his prison.” Where did they take William?
What is King’s College . P 71
What is a schilling ?
What is money or currency.p92
Define curt
What is rudely brief.
Name 2 synonyms for advenge.
What is punish and repay?
Who is Neptune?
What is a god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion.p113
Do you think Mr. Gaine is a loyalist?
What is no he is a patriot . He wore a red ribbon but he talked in a way as to deceive anyone who might be listening . He wants the British to believe he is a loyalist.p 73
What became of William?
What is he died. P117
Define wretched
What is to a severe or intense degree in a very unfortunate state.
“They were silent as ice.” What kind of figurative language is that?
What is a simile.
Who does Sophia blame for her brother’s death?
What is John Andre.
How did Sophia’s parents respond to her news about a new job?
What is her mom was astonished and had doubts. Her father treated her more kindly and thought it might be good to have a girl printer. P 78
Sophia asked the soldier why they treat the men so bad. What did the red coat say?p
What is “Call them prisoner and they’ve got rights. Better to call them rebels and say they’ve none. It’s easier.” P 106
Authentic or genuine
What is veritable.
Name 2 synonyms for futile
What is pointless ineffective.
Sophia calls her “red ribbon” ribbon of shame. What does she mean?
What is she only wears it to fool the British even though at heart she is a rebel. P.107-108
What will Sophia do with the money Mr..Gaine gave her?
What is try and help her brother.p 87
Why is Sophia not excited when she hears the Patriots have won a battle?
What is she wants the war to end. P99
What is a Quion?
What is printing tool it is a wedge shaped block used to lock type in a chase .
Name 2 synonyms for advenge.
What is repay/ punish.
Name the 3 places William was imprisioned.
What is King’s College , sugar house, and Good Intent. P 71, p 101p108
How did Sophia’s react to seeing William?
What is at first she wished she didn’t have a brother but then she told John Andre she had a rebel brother and ran after the prisoners yelling his name. P66-69
The new year 1777, arrived. It was a year, as someone said,that had 3 gallows in its name. What does that mean?
What is the three 7’s look like gallows to hang a man and many rebels were hung by the British. P 107
What is a dead cart?
What is a cart to carry off the dead.
“Then it will be as Mr. Mr Paine wrote, Our new nation is a blank sheet for us to write upon.And who shall do that better than a girl printer?”What kind of figurative language is that?
What is a-metaphor?
Sequence the 5 steps it took for Sophia to find the fate of her brother.
1. She begged a solider to row her to the Good Intent.
2. Climbed up a rope ladder carrying her basket.
3. Payed a soldier on the ship and gave her basket to him to help her find William.
4. Went down a wooden set of stairs into a dark pit with no light .
5. Stopped halfway down and called out his name until someone told her he had died 2 days ago. P114-117