by Jan McDonald - St. Cloud Times

Chapter Fifteen 11:35 P.M.Vocabulary/Definition/Contentdevouredv. to eat greedily“Jonathan took it gratefully, broke off a piece for theboy, then devoured his own portion.”fatiguen. extreme tiredness“Thankful to be among friends, but not wanting totalk, Jonathan tried to push away his fatigue.”gaugev. judging“He glanced around the circle to gauge the reaction.”suspiciousadj. questionable“He studied the Corporal’s face. There was asuspicious look.”confirmation.n. reassurance, strengthening of the facts“He looked to the Corporal for confirmation.”Question/Predict/Evaluate1. How do the men and the Corporal react when Jonathan finds them? What do they think of hisstory?2. Is Jonathan still ashamed of his actions?3. Jonathan thinks their group was defeated in the morning skirmish. What really happened?4. The Corporal only wants one thing from Jonathan. What does he want?5. Why do you think the boy is trembling when he looks at the Corporal?6. How does the Corporal know where the Hessians are? What is the monstrous idea forming inJonathan’s mind?7. Think back to Chapter 3. What was the Corporal’s reputation? What is he capable of doing?The Newspaper Connection1. Choose a news story and a feature story from the newspaper to compare and contrast. Readthe opening paragraph of the news story and label the who, what, where, why and how of thearticle. Now read the opening lines of the feature story. What information did you find here?How and why is it written differently?2. What is the purpose of each kind of story? Should a newspaper be just news?3. What part of the newspaper do you enjoy the most? Is it the front page, sports, comics, etc.20