Please answer all of the following questions thoughtfully in complete sentences on loose-leaf or in a Word document placed in your OneDrive folder. Make reference to the book WITH PAGE NUMBERS as often as possible.
- Why do the soldiers fight so violently over food at the start of the chapter? Explain what they’re probably thinking/feeling.
- Why did the protagonist volunteer for the raid? What was he thinking would come of it?
- Explain the irony of the soldiers’ prayers on p.55 when compared to the prayers of the people back home.
- Do you think that the protagonist acted bravely during the raid? Cite specific examples from the story to support your answer. (/2)
Vocabulary
Paresis – a late stage of syphilis, characterized by progressive dementia and paralysis
To jolly – to tease or kid someone