George Washington's Socks Ch. 11-15

Who was Matt's new friend on the march?

• Adam Hibbs
• Israel Gates
• George Washington
• Ben Franklin

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Matt says that "For the first time in his life, he was glad he had done his homework."  Why did he say that?

• If he hadn't done that history report, he probably wouldn't even know where he was at that time.
• If he hadn't done that science report, he probably wouldn't know how to survive in the severe cold weather.
• He knew that when he got back home, he was going to make an A+ on his Social Studies test over the American Revolution.
• Because he had done his homework, he knew all about the uniforms that the soldiers wore.

Matt saw soldiers coming dressed in blue coats, dirty buff pants, and blue stockings.  Most of them were wearing black three-cornered hats.  They had ropes and hatchets tied to white straps that crisscrossed their chests.  Who were they?

• The British Army
• The Continental Army Patriots
• The Boston Redsocks
• The Blue Coats

Who was Henry Schudder?

• He was the drummer boy for the regiment.
• He was Israel's cousin who joined the army.
• He was a spy for the British Army.
• He was a farmer.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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Why did Matt ask Henry about the red coat he was wearing?

• Matt thought that Henry was wearing the color of the enemy.
• Henry had stolen the red coat and was trying to keep warm.
• Matt thought that Henry had taken George Washington's cape.
• Henry was wearing a coat that was three sizes too large and Matt wanted to buy it from him.

What does the phrase, no quarters, mean in the sentence?
"They (the Hessians) wear their hair down to their waists like barbarians and they take no quarters."

• The Hessians only take dimes and pennies.
• The Hessians only take the people's homes, but not their living quarters.
• The Hessians divide people into fourths and each will take a quarter.
• The Hessians take no mercy on the enemy.

What does the following phrase mean as used in the passage?
 
"The Hessians don't care who their victims be, just as long as there is gold in their pockets."

• The Hessians were paid to work in the army and didn't really  care who they were fighting against or what they were fighting for as long as they got their paycheck from the army.
• The Hessians took the money and gold from their enemies and stashed it in their own pockets.
• The Hessians were paid with gold and carried it around in their pockets to show the enemy how rich they were.
• The Hessians loved to share their wealth with the enemy and so they carried gold with them to give away.

Why did Henry have on a red coat?

• Henry was a spy for the British Army.
• Henry was the drummer for his regiment and his colors were reveresed so that he would stand out during a fight.
• Henry had taken the coat from the enemy and was going to try to spy on them.
• Henry's mom had made him wear it that day.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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Why didn't Matt go on the march with the rest of his regiment?

• His mom told him not to leave his sister.
• George Washington told him to stay with the horses until dark.
• Israel was too sick to march and was dying and Matt wanted to stay with him.
• Henry stole his other shoe and Matt was barefoot.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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Why did Israel give Matt the beads that he was saving for his sister?

• He wanted Matt to give them to Katie.
• He wanted to pay Matt for staying with him and not going with the army.
• He knew that Matt needed the beads to use to pay for his trip home.
• He wanted to ask Matt to take them to his sister, Abigail Gates, because he knew that he was going to die.

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