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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.
5 Comments
- During the time that he was trying to run or hide from the military people, he was trying to run from the those who could also give him any type of harm.
- The spy really didn't trust anyone and he tried to do things on his own and find his way out by himself.
- He had hope when he saw another spy because he thought he could of gotten to his destination safely.
- When he saw no one was there, his hopes when down and he new he had to go on his own.
- The spy was trying to find a comfort zone in the one where his able to sleep and be there without finding himself in any trouble.
4 Questions
- Why did the spy always refer to HAMLET?
- Why was he on his own knowing the obstacles that he was facing?
- Where did all of this happen?
- Where the their spies there on the same mission he was?
3 Vocabulary
- Debated- deliberation ; consideration
- Wistfully- pensive
- Sweatily- Causing sweat
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- This story seems to bring out the way that people lived before when they lived in the mystery of the war.
5 Comments
- The characters life was getting worst because not only didnt he have a place to stay, but while he was trying to run away from the military people, there was lightning.
- The character is a spy who was spying on things and obviously getting himself in a lot of trouble.
- His job was to try and figure out who those people where.
- The only way that he was able to do this was by asking around to see if anyone or to see who new anything about those people.
- This person wasnt having an easy moment right now.
4 Questions
- Where people going to be willing to help him in finding out what he needs to know?
- What was he planning on doing?
- How was asking around going to help him if people didnt like spies by then ?
- What was going through his mind during all of this?
3 Vocabulary
- Picket- a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- Hysteria- an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- Drifted- a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- This story is written in either 2nd or 3rd person. Because it isnt writen from their own point of view.
5 Comments
- It seems to be as if the character is hiding from a group of people.
- The setting of this story seems to a long time ago because of the fact that they were in some type of war, and because of the fact that he traveled in horses.
- Everyone from that place was hiding from someone since everywhere it was pretty dark and lonely.
- The character in this story seems to be facing a very big problem.
- This story is getting pretty interesting.
4 Questions
- Whats going on is this a war or something ?
- Why is everyone hiding?
- What is everyone hiding from ?
- Is there a very powerful person behind this all ?
3 Vocabulary
- Battalions- An army in a battle array
- Calvary- the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
- Breech- the hinder or lower part of anything.
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- Apparently this character has been going through a very rough time.
5 Comments
- This book has a many imagerys and it explains everything in details.
- When the story first begins, the main topic is about how the character is trying to get to a certain destination.
- Apparently the setting of this story isn't very graceful and very good to be in.
- It seemed to be as if the character was lost in trying to find his destination since he was driving around without knowing where to go or what he was doing.
- This story starts off kind of confusing you making you keep reading the book so that you can know what its going to be about.
4 Questions
- Where is he trying to go ?
- What is the reason behind him trying to go to that place?
- What is the reason behind this all?
- Where is he traveling from?
3 Vocabulary
- Dismounted- To get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
- Veil- a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Dam- a body of water confined by a dam.
2 Literary Terms
1 Overview
- This story seems to be about a man who is trying to run away from the army or a group of people which are after him.
