My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Vocabulary Vocabulary Terms: ____1. Commissary ____2. Hardship ____3. Pewter ____4. Quirt ____5. Cantering ____6. Plowshares ____7. Pigheaded ____8. Hedgerows ____9. Swaggering ____10. Swivel ____11. Depreciation ____12. Striding ____13. Vanguard ____14. Fusillade Definitions: A row of shrubs or trees A riding whip with a short handle A loss in the value of money To swing or turn Troops moving at the head of an army Something that causes suffering An officer that supplies the army’s food A number of shots fired simultaneously A part of the plow that cuts the furrow A horse moving a quick pace To walk with long steps To walk with self-confidence Determined, stubborn Utensils made of metal
My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Discussion Questions Why did Mrs. Meeker want Sam to quit the war and come home? Explain Tim’s statement, “I still hadn’t figured out what he was fighting for. It seemed to me that we had been free all along.”
My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Discussion Questions How did Tim’s experience on the road change him? How did depreciation affect the Meekers?
My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Discussion Questions What did Tim think Captain Betts, Mr. Rogers, and Jerry Sanford should have been doing instead of just siting in the house? Explain why Tim said, “I don’t feel much like being a Tory anymore.”
My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Discussion Questions How did Tim react to seeing men killed by the British soldiers?