Week 17 - Sybil Ludington's Ride - Pg 110-111 [ESL]

Week 17 - Sybil Ludington's Ride - Pg 110-111

Review: Page 106, Scene 1

• The Ludington Family lives in Fredericksburg.

• Fredericksburg is in the state of New York (紐約州)

Multiple Choice

The Ludington Family lives in Fredericksburg.

Which state was Fredericksburg in?

• Massachusetts

• Rhode Island

• New York

• Pennsylvania

Review: Page 106, Scene 1

• A messenger came to the farm. He was riding a horse.

• He told Colonel Ludington that the Tories have attacked (進攻) their stores at Danbury.

Multiple Choice

What is the problem in the story?

• The British are attacking the Ludington's home.

• Skinners took Colonel Ludington's horse.

• The Tories have attacked the colonial stores in Danbury.

• The messenger needs a doctor.

Review: Page 107, Scene 1

• Colonel Henry Ludington does not want his daughter to rouse the militia.

• Sybil's mother says that Sybil must ride to Danbury.

Multiple Choice

What does Sybil's mother think the solution to the problem is?

• Sybil's mother is asleep.

• She doesn't think there is a problem.

• She thinks Colonel Ludington should go fight the Tories by himself.

• She thinks that Sybil should ride around the Danbury area farms to rouse the militia.

Review: Scene 2, Page 108

• Then Sybil sees some skinners (土匪) on the road.

• Sybil takes a detour (繞行的路) so the skinners don't see her.

Multiple Choice

Why does Sybil take a detour off of the main road?

• Her father is there.

• She sees some skinners on the main road.

• She is lost.

• She is taking a short-cut.

Turn to Page 110

Page 110, Scene 3: Setting

• Where? The Ludington mill (磨坊)

• The sun is coming up. It's morning.

• The rain stopped.

• There is a morning mist (薄霧).

Multiple Choice

The militia is walking around the mill.

Whose mill is it?

• The Van Horn Family's

• The Attucks Family's

• The Ludington Family's

• The Skinner Family's

Page 110, Scene 3: Setting (2)

• A lot of men mill around ((一群人）漫無目的地亂轉，閒蕩)

• The men are waiting for Colonel Ludington to tell them what to do.

Multiple Choice

What are the men doing at the mill?

• Walking around or standing

• Sleeping

• Working at the mill

• Fighting

Page 110, Scene 3: Lines 26-27

• Colonel Ludington asks the major how many men are there.

• The major says that all 400 men are there. He says they are ready.

• Then Colonel Ludington sees his daughter Sybil come home.

Multiple Choice

Who does Colonel Ludington ask about how many men have come?

• John Van Horn

• Sybil

• Abigail

• The major

Multiple Choice

Who does Colonel Ludington see come home?

• Abigail / his wife

• Sybil / his daughter

• John Van Horn / his neighbor

• The messenger

Page 110, Scene 3: Line 28

• Colonel Ludington is pleased (happy) that Sybil is safe. He is proud of her.

• She rode 40 miles (64 km) on Star.

• She got 400 men ready, so Danbury has a fighting chance (成功的一線可能；一線生機) against the Tories.

Multiple Choice

Why does Colonel Ludington say they have a fighting chance against the Tories?

• Because Sybil got 400 men ready to fight.

• Because the Tories ran away.

• Because Sybil defeated the Tories.

• Because the Tories don't have a lot of soldiers.

Page 110, Scene 3: Line 29

• Sybil says that it was arduous (艱巨的) riding to all the farms.

• His map really helped Sybil.

• He calls his daughter a patriot (愛國者).

Multiple Select

What does arduous mean?

(Choose 2)

• easy

• hungry

• 艱巨的

• not easy

Page 110, Scene 3: Line 30

• Sybil watches her father and the militia leave. They are going to Danbury.

Turn to Page 111

Page 111, Scene 3: Lines 31

• Sybil tells her horse that it did a good job.

• Then she goes home.

• The morning is dewy (露水的).

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #1:

Sybil was not too late to rouse (喚醒) the militia.

What detail (細節) tells us this?

• A.) The colonel tells her when she arrives.

• B.) John Van Horn tells her.

• C.) The Major counts 400 men. So Sybil got all the men in the militia.

• D.) Sybil counts all the men as they go to Danbury.

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #2:

How does Scene 3 relate to (與......有關) Scene 1

• A.) Sybil was right to be confident (自信的) about herself.

• B.) Danbury was not in danger.

• C.) The messenger should have helped Sybil.

• D.) It was the Major's idea for Sybil to go rouse the men.

Circle the answer!

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #3a:

How do all the scenes relate to (與......有關) each other?

• All the scenes are about the attack on Danbury.

• All the scenes are about Sybil Ludington rousing the militia.

• All the scenes are about Ludington Family problems.

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #3b:

What is the most important event (事件) in Scene 1?

• Sybil is talking to herself.

• The messenger collapses.

• Colonel Ludington tells Sybil to go get the militia ready.

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #3b:

What is the most important event in Scene 2?

• Sybil working hard as she rides around to the farms.

• John Van Horn says he wants to help.

• Sybil sees skinners.

Multiple Choice

Page 111, #3c:

What is the most important event in Scene 3?

• The skinners take Sybil's horse.

• Sybil is late getting the men ready.

• Sybil gets all 400 men ready in time.

Write the answer down!

Finished!