The Man Without A Country Ch.B-67: Growing Old

Nolan's captain wanted Nolan to

• go to Washington.
• be set free.
• visit his family.
• get off his ship.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The new leaders of America

• did all they could to help Philip Nolan.
• did not care about Philip Nolan.
• had no idea who Philip Nolan was.
• would not set Nolan free.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Nolan learned that he might never be set free,

• his skin got gray.
• he got very sick.
• he wanted to die.
• he seemed to grow old very fast.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Each time Nolan's ship sailed for America,

• Nolan was locked up in his room.
• Nolan was put on another ship.
• Nolan asked to see his family.
• Nolan tried to jump ship.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Philip Nolan

• was the Navy's best kept secret.
• was made an officer of the Navy.
• became the world's most well-known hero.
• no longer loved America.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

When the second war with the British ended, a dance was held on Nolan's ship.  This took place in

• Florida.
• Washington.
• England.
• the Bay of Naples.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

At the dance, Philip Nolan danced with

• an old friend.
• a young girl.
• a woman he had met years before.
• his aunt.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Mrs. Graff

• liked Philip Nolan very much.
• was not kind to Philip Nolan.
• did not remember Philip Nolan.
• was glad to see Philip Nolan again.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Another name for this story could be

• "Letters To Washington."
• "The War Ends"
• "A Night Nolan Would Never Forget."
• "Mrs. Graff Comes To Town."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

This story is mainly about

• an old man who could not dance.
• a man who had no hope of being set free.
• a man who grew old.
• the new leaders of America.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2