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On your own piece of paper answers these questions.
Soldier Boys worksheet 1
1. How old was Dieter when the book starts?
2. Who is the leader of the Hitler's youth group?
3. Who is the other boy that swam with Dieter?
4. What is the name of the American boy?
5. What grade is Spencer in?
6. What is his English teacher's name?
7. How old is Spencer?
8. Which brother wanted to join the army?
9. Where does Spencer's older brother work?
10. Who does Spencer like?
11. What part of the army does Spencer want to join?
12. What is the name of Spencer's new friend at boot camp?
13. What is he training for?
14. What happens to the boy that Dieter went swimming with at the beginning of the book?
15. How many miles does Spencer's group have to run each day as training?
16. Where was Dieter brought?
17. Who is the first German official they meet
18. Who is the second German official they meet?
19. What did Hitler give to the boys?
20. What mistakes did Dieter make in his first battle?
21. Who is Luann going to marry?
22. Why does Shaefer hate the war so much?
23. What do the soldiers sleep in at night?
24. How many people were killed the first day that Spencer's company saw action?
25. How does Spencer get his first kill?
worksheet 2
Name_____________
Hour _______ # of essays written as of today_________
5/5/05 Give me 5
1. Ch. 11...Draw a picture of what Spence did in this chapter to earn a medal or write out a paragraph about..You can
use the back or get some paper from me.
2. Ch. 12.. pg. 166...confronted
skirmish line
168-169..explain what happened to Dieter's gloves
look up hypothermia:
Tell how Dieter gets warmer and what might be the symbolic meaning here..
Soldier Boys
worksheet 3
Ch. 9
1. What happened to Schaefer's son?
antiaircraft
artillery
2. What does Dieter do to Schaefer at the end of the chapter?
Why does he do this?
Ch. 10..
1. What is the exact date of the start of this chapter?
Sherman tank
Tiger Tank
Patton
SPAM...give two definitions
pg. 132-133...define foreshadowing and give the example
K-rations
shrapnel
pg.137..copy down the two similes used to in the desciption of the bombing...could you add another simile
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***extra credit...Screamy Meemie, or fog thrower...pg. 138
pg. 139-40.. In military terms/strategy: What is the problem Spence is facing?
worksheet 4
Ch. 11
Trench foot
frostbite
1. How do they get their feet warmed up?
2. What was in their K-rations...
3. Why no water?
4. What was the problem of walking among the trees?
5. What does Ted spot by the houses?
6. pg 148...The tress were like__________ _______________.
7. pg 150. .mortars
skirmish line
grenades
tracers
M-1 rifle
8. What happens to Erickson?
9. Describe what heroic deed Spence does.
10. When Spence hears he might get a medal what is his reaction?
quiz 1
Name_________________________ Hour________ May of 2005________
Ch. 13
1. Pg. 174-75 Where was Spence hit?
What is he now afraid of ?
2. pg. 176 Describe the trap they are now in. You could draw it out if you want.
3. pg. 178 Personification: DEFINE___________________________
FIND THE EXAMPLE
4. Pg. 182 Explain the role the 105s played in the battle.
5. What are the names of the two that die in this battle.__________ &___________
Ch. 14
1. What does Schaeffer try and tell Dieter about Hitler?
2. Why does Dieter not believe him?
3. What can't Dieter do at the end of Chapter 14?
Quiz 2
Name___________________________ Hr________
Chapter 15
1. What did theTiger tanks look like? ( find the simile)
2. What didn't the Germans know?
3. What does Spence want to do with the wounded soldier?
4. What happens to the medic who tries to rescue the wounded soldier?
Chapter 16
1. Who is the wounded soldier calling for?
2. What does Spence decide to do?
3. How does Spence convince the enemy he is there to help?
4. How does the chapter end?
Chapter 17
1. How has Dieter changed?
2. Why won't Spence's dad read the letter from Sgt. Pappas?
Name_______________HR___
Soldier Boys Follow Up
1. Sniper
Two important parts of this story are missing. One is the "before", telling why the two brothers ended up on
opposite sides in the war. The other is the "after" narrative, describing what happens to the sniper after he discovers
he has killed his brother. Write a paragraph summarizing what you imagine would be told in the "before" or "after"
narrative.
2. Cranes
Although Songsam and Tokchae represent opposite sides of the war, they share similarities. Compare their characters and
their situations.
3. Soldier Boys
"In this coming-of-age novel, the true test of manhood is in helping, not fighting." Explain how this statement
applies to the novel
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