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WorksheetsDEAR MR KILMER (Chapter 9)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was Richard doing when Gus showed up at the barn?
Repairing the barn with Angie.
Cleaning the barn by himself.
Repairing the barn with Pa.
Cleaning the barn with Pa.
Gus wanted to share a "terrific news" with Richard and Pa. What was the terrific news?
He has enlisted in the army.
He had graduated high school and he could do anything he wanted.
He had enlisted in the army and would be heading to France the next day.
He did not manage to graduate from high school.
How did Pa react after hearing what Gus said?
Pa was happy that his son had enlisted in the army.
Pa was very angry because Gus did not really know the dangers he might face.
Pa was livid because Gus compared himself with Uncle Roland who had died in Cuba.
Pa was disappointed in Gus because he had decided to enlist without being drafted.
What did Richard fear Pa would do seeing him so angry towards Gus?
That he would throw Gus out from the house.
That he would disown Gus.
That he would strike Gus.
That he would force Gus to leave the army.
Gus explained to Richard that both of Pa's sons had disappoint Pa. How did Richard and Gus disappoint Pa?
Gus was not a farmer and was a nobody.
Gus was in the army.
Both Richard and Gus were not good in farming.
Richard was not cut out for farming.
Richard was a dreamer and a poet.
Richard described Gus as "another laughing young man all too eager to face destruction and death in a faraway country" when he left Turtle Lake. Which word BEST describes Gus?
Suspicious
Cautious
Naive.
Unsophisticated.
How was Pa after Gus left home?
Pa became less silent.
Pa became more outgoing.
Pa became less reserved.
Pa became more quiet.
What was Angie's explanation regarding Pa's silence?
Pa did not care about Gus.
Pa was worried about Gus.
Pa hated Gus.
Pa feared that Gus would come back from the war.
When did Richard receive a letter from Joyce Kilmer?
Early August.
End of August.
Early July.
End of July.
From Joyce Kilmer's letter, even though he was in the war zone, he commented that he was blessed. How was he blessed?
He was blessed by having his family far from him.
He was blessed by the warfare and agony of war.
He was blessed by boredom and fear.
He was blessed with the beauty of nature.
He was blessed by having poetry with him.
From Joyce Kilmer's letter, what were the causes that "killed" souls of his comrades?
Family.
Waiting.
Boredom.
Agony.
Fear.
Why did Joyce Kilmer say that Richard as the next generation of poets as important?
Poets like Joyce kilmer needed Richard to fight the war.
Poets like Richard are important in replacing Joyce Kilmer in battles.
Poets like Richard must enlist in the war just like Joyce Kilmer.
Poets have a very important part to play in this world.
What did Richard do after reading Joyce Kilmer's letter?
He wrote a reply letter to Joyce Kilmer.
He read the letter again and then wrote a reply letter to Joyce Kilmer.
He reread the letter again and again until he got bored.
He read the letter again and went to Hannah's house.
After writing the letter for Joyce Kilmer, what did Richard decide to do?
He decided to send it the post office himself.
He decided to show it to Hannah before posting it.
He decided send the letter using a courier.
He decided to send some of Hannah's cookies together with it.
Richard decided to stop at Hannah's house before heading to the post office. Hannah told him a dreadful news. What was the news?
Gus Knight had been killed.
Joyce Kilmer had been killed.
Abner Lewis had been killed.
Roland Knight had been killed.
