Midnight Rider | Chapters 13-15

Caleb told Hannah that she rides like a man. Did he mean that as a compliment or an insult?

• A compliment

• An insult

What do Will and Caleb have in common?

• They both long for liberty.

• They both have a passion for horseriding.

What was Meg’s response to seeing Hannah talk to Caleb and Will?

• She teased Hannah for having a “secret.”

• She demanded to know who Hannah was talking with.

How does Meg threaten Hannah?

• She says she won’t tell Margaret that Hannah left her alone because it will upset Margaret. Hannah knows that it means Meg will turn the situation around on Hannah if Hannah reveals why Meg sent her away in the first place.

• She says she will tell Margaret about the stable boys if it ever happens again. Hannah knows that Meg doesn’t like being associated with secrecy and doesn’t want to lie to Margaret.

Why is Will in Boston?

• He was sent away by his parents to find employment in Boston.

• He is working for the Committee of Correspondence of Salem and Boston.

What does Caleb say they call the Coercive Acts? Why?

• The Intolerable Acts “cause we ain’t gonna tolerate them.”

• The Submissive Acts because they are “new rules put in place after the Tea Party to bully Americans into submission.”

Who is the “real problem” according to General Gage?

• The common folk

• The bigwigs like John Hancock, Sam Adams, and Dr. Warren

How does the King in England feel about “common” people being part of the government?

• “Inferiors” input on government should be taken as a partial opinion compared to Parliament opinion.

• “Inferiors” shouldn’t be allowed to have any say in the government.

Why do they say Americans are indentured to England?

• Just as indentured servants can build strong bonds with other servants, Americans are set up to build strong bonds with other Americans.

• Just as indentured servants must work to pay for their food and clothes, Americans are being forced to pay taxes as their “payment” to live in the colonies.

Who was in charge of getting the lanterns that lined the streets put up in town?

• Paul Revere

• General Gage