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5 Comments
- The spy and the men went to a man's house in the one where they were talking about the war and how bad it is in most of the places.
- They talked about the consequences about what may happen if they lose the war.
- The men talk about the men from the wars and also the war that is going on and invading peoples lives.
- They are planning to attack since they are looking at a map.
- The men are planning on winning this war against these invaders in their country.
4 Questions
- Are the invaders French?
- Where are the invaders from ?
- Who is this new character introduced to the reader?
- What will they do next?
3 Vocabulary
- Prissy- excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
- Enraptured- to move to rapture; delight beyond measure
- Haggard- having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- The men are planning for attack. They are planning to do something for their people and arent planning to stay there waiting for the attack.
5 Comments
- They were trying to find out information about the military.
- The Union Army was one of those making people's lives very hard and complicated.
- They have found out that they had an enemy which was Stuart who was making other decisions.
- All along one of the men Sorrel new what was happening and what the other men was doing.
- The spy was the bug brainier of them all.
4 Questions
- Why was the man Stuart doing this to the other men?
- Was he trying to find out information and then leaving on his own?
- Who will win at the end?
- Who were the Union Army?
3 Vocabulary
- Grimaced- facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain
- Exasperated- to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
- Fuss- an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle
2 Literary Terms
- Alliteration
- Personification
1 Overview
- That men thought that he was pretty sneaky, but he got cought.
5 Comments
- The men and the spy are probably going to join together and try to figure out whats going on.
- The men had a dialect, but the spy which they called general didn't have one.
- The men were asking the spy a lot of questions.
- The men and the spy were coming together.
- They were lucky to have found each other.
4 Questions
- Why did they call him a general?
- Where are they from since they have a dialect?
- Did they come together to find out the questions that they had?
- Who were these men ?
3 Vocabulary
- Aide- an assistant or helper
- Bend- to direct or turn in a particular direction
- Corps- a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- Everyone was coming together as one and werent pushing each other away.
5 Comments
- Those men were trying to take out information from the man.
- The men were taking out information from the man and they were wondering what he was doing and what information he had collected.
- The men were trying to find out information from the spy and trying to find out something.
- The men were kind of creepy.
- The spy was telling them what he knew and all the obstacles that he was facing during his entire trip to that place.
4 Questions
- Did those men capture him so that they can get information out of him?
- Why did they call him general?
- Did they capture him because they thought that he was someone who knew everything and which could help them ?
- What are they trying to do and find out ?
3 Vocabulary
- Icily- in an icy manner
- Spectacle- anything presented to the sight or view
- Distastefully- unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- The men and the spy were obviously trying to find the same answers and trying to reslove something.
5 Comments
- The spy and the men went to a man's house in the one where they were talking about the war and how bad it is in most of the places.
- They talked about the consequences about what may happen if they lose the war.
- The men talk about the men from the wars and also the war that is going on and invading peoples lives.
- They are planning to attack since they are looking at a map.
- The men are planning on winning this war against these invaders in their country.
4 Questions
- Are the invaders French?
- Where are the invaders from ?
- Who is this new character introduced to the reader?
- What will they do next?
3 Vocabulary
- Prissy- excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
- Enraptured- to move to rapture; delight beyond measure
- Haggard- having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- The men are planning for attack. They are planning to do something for their people and arent planning to stay there waiting for the attack.
5 Comments
- The country of the spy was invaded by a group of people from a military.
- The men who had captured him from where he was apparently seem to be the men who were invading his country.
- The man seems to not be completing his mission
- Everyone's life seems to be as terrifying as his.
- The storys is kind of horrifying
4 Questions
- Who were the dead children that he was reminded of when he saw those men?
- Where were those children killed?
- Where they killed due to the war that was going on between the military and the citizens of the country?
- What was this all, was it something like the World War 1 ?
3 Vocabulary
- Postured- the relative disposition of the parts of something
- Cheerily- in good spirits; gay
- Cot- a light bedstead
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- The men were treating him really bad and not allowing him to even sleep.
5 Comments
- While he was roaming around, he was hoping to see someone that will get him out of there.
- The character seems to have some relationship with the story HAMLET, since it is often mentioned in the story.
- When he was around people now, he felt as if even though he was surrounded by people, he wasn't safe , and it was probably because of the circumstances that he was in.
- Those men that had gotten the spy, they didn't plan anything good for the spy. And he knew it and thought about it.
- This obviously wasn't a very good moment for the spy.
4 Questions
- Why were this men planning to do harm to the spy?
- Why cant they just help him?
- Where they from the military people?
- Did they oppose the military or where they with it ?
3 Vocabulary
- Prod- to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad
- Bleak- without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary
- Gauge- to make conformable to a standard.
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- This story is the exact vision of what happened in many countries when other people went and they invaded the country of other people.
