1. 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

2. 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.”

3. 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?

4. 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.”

5. My Brother Sam is Dead: Chapter 10 Discussion Questions
How did Tim react to seeing men killed by the British soldiers?