Friday, December 30, 2016

Ropes of Revolution by J. Gunderson

Book: Ropes of Revolution
Author: J. Gunderson
ISBN: 978-1-4342-0433-7
U-$1.00-B-0.0048712312-BE-205


Questions

Chapter 1: The Secret Meeting

  1. Who are the characters in this chapter?
  2. Where was the meeting located?
  3. Why don’t the colonist want to be taxed?
  4. Who are the Sons of Liberty?
  5. What are the Sons of Liberty going to do with the tea?
  6. Why doesn’t Benjamin like Master Diggins?

Chapter 2: The Escape

  1. What did Master Diggins do to Benjamin?
  2. How does Benjamin escape?
  3. How does Benjamin get courage?
  4. Who was guarding Mr. Diggin’s house?
  5. After Benjamin climbs down, what happened?

Chapter 3: Salt Water Tea

  1. Who is Joseph?
  2. Where is Joseph waiting for Benjamin?
  3. How did Benjamin ditch the chasing guards?
  4. Who is Benjamin going to meet at the boat?
  5. Why were they going to meet at the boat?
  6. Why did Benjamin paint his face with charcoal?

Chapter 4: Overboard!

  1. What were the names of the ships at the harbor?
  2. What did Benjamin do on the ship?
  3. What happened to Master Diggins on the ship?
  4. Why were the Sons of Liberty singing?
  5. How many people were watching at the harbor?
  6. Who rescued Master Diggins from the water?

Chapter 5: The Man Behind the Disguise

  1. Who helped Benjamin save Master Diggins?
  2. Why were the Sons of Liberty throwing out tea?

Chapter 6: The Loyalist’s Fate

  1. Why did Master Diggins lie to the British?
  2. How did the people react to the tea taxes?
  3. In your opinion, was Master Diggins a spy?  If so, for whom?



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