Chapters 1-3
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My Brother Sam is Dead

 

Chapters 1 – 3 Pages 1 – 45

Part One Vocabulary

Find the word in the novel. Copy the sentence from the novel. Find and write the definition that fits the context. Also, write the part of speech for how the word is used in the text. The numbers in parentheses are the page numbers.

envied (2)

treason (6)

sloth (13)

subversion (21)

vile (22)

scornful (27)

wrath(y) (29)

cordial (31)

Part Two Characters

Identify each of the characters listed below. Tell who the person or item is, explain, and describe.

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Life (Eliphalet) Meeker 7. Tom Warrup (1&2)

Susannah Meeker 8. Jerry Sanford

Tim Meeker 9. Betsy Read

Sam Meeker 10. Colonel Read

Mr. Beech

        The Brown Bess

Part Three Setting Chapters 1 &2

In a paragraph describe the town of Redding, Connecticut. Include in your description mention of specific places and the political sentiments (Whose side the town agrees with) of this town. Also, tell any details about the Meeker Tavern.

Part Four Conflicts To be completed after chapters 1-3

List and explain the conflicts found in these three chapters.

Part Five War Terms

Explain the following terms as they relate to the two opposing sides of the war.

Rebels

Patriots

Lobsterbacks

Tories

Loyalists