WorksheetsA soldier for the crown p 159
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why are Titus and Caesar leaving Master Shelby's?
To go live in Spain
To join the British army
Because they are getting married
To head to NY
There is some "ambiguity" in the story about our main character Alexander, at the end of the story we come to realize the truth. What does ambiguity mean?
projection
validity
uncertainty
decisiveness
Why doesn't Titus wish to bring Alexander along?
He's afraid they'll get caught
He doesn't like Alexander
Titus says he's not allowed to go
He's too young
What choice do these runaway slaves opt for?
To stay slaves
To leave the US for France
To join the colonial army
To join the British army
Why does Alexander compare life to gambling?
Because he likes to gamble a lot and wins a lot of money
Because people place bets on both
Because gambling and life are fun
Because you never know if the risk will pay off
What literary element is used in this story?
allegory is a type of narrative that uses characters and plot to depict abstract ideas and themes.
euphemism is an indirect, “polite” way of describing something too inappropriate or awkward to address directly.
flashbacks to previous events split up present-day scenes in a story, usually to build suspense toward a big reveal.
alliteration the repetition of sound
What can you infer by the new names that the characters chose for themselves?
They are the names that they were already given
They want to take ownership of their own lives
This is a way to assume a new identity
They have heard of others with the same names
What war is being fought at the time of this story?
Revolutionary war
Civil War
WWII
Viet nam
Caesar states, "Naw, the words I want to see are on a British pass with my name on it. I'm stayin' put 'til I see that." Caesar never did.
What literary device is used here?
irony
personification
metaphor
foreshadowing
"There was something about gambling that you couldn't resist."
"... you pull a long shanked pipe from your red-tinted coat, pack the bowl with tobacco...."
This type of narration is called?
omniscient
2nd person
first person
third person
"Can you go back to the kitchen and sneak us some PROVISIONS?" This word means?
animals that are pets
paperwork that was left behind
other people to come with us
food, drink or supplies needed
Page 161 line 103-104
"Or perhaps you and Caesar might switch sides, deserting to the rank of General Washington who, pressured for manpower, belatedly reversed his opposition to the Negroes fighting in the Continental army."
What does this quote mean by?
Titus and Caesar like General Washington and go to serve him
General Washington was never going to allow negroes to serve
Negroes were never going to serve in his army
Washington realizes he needs negroes to enlist in his army too
Where does Alexander end up?
Dead from smallpox
back in the plantation as a slave
In England with family
In Nova Scotia and free
What is the surprise ending at the story's end?
The slaves were freed anyway, so enlisting was pointless
Alexander is really a woman named Dorothy
The British broke their agreement and slaves were forced back to their masters
That Titus is not really dead and he joined the colonial army
But, miraculously, as the war began to wind down, you were given the ELUSIVE, long-coveted British pass.
What does elusive mean?
monetary riches and wealth
something that's not easy to obtain
a lengthy document or paper
a memory that is long forgotten
"But, miraculously, as the war began to wind down, you were given the elusive, long-COVETED British pass."
What does COVETED mean?
A covered wagon for traveling
A cabinet that was handed down
A novel written in British English
greatly desired by others
What does Alex do to conceal his identity?
changes his name
cuts his hair
assumes a new male gender
gets surgery
What happened to Caesar?
he deserts the army
he gets smallpox
he gets blown up
he is returned to the master
What's Dorothy's plan for the future?
To become a lawyer and fight for slaves' rights
To keep living as Alexander for the rest of his life
To move to England and to become a writer
To start a new life and marry and have a new family
What paperwork grants slaves fighting in the British army their freedom?
deed of manumission
declaration of Independence
Emancipation proclamation
The constitution
