Across Five Aprils Questions and Answers
In Across Five Aprils, how do I describe the views of Matt, Wilse, John, and Bill during the dinner conversation in Chapter 2?
How did Mr. Lincoln respond to Jethro's letter in "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt, in chap. 9?
Explain the quote, "Don't expect peace to be a perfect pearl, Jeth", in Chapter 12 of Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.
What did John write in a letter to Nancy in Chapter 11 of Across Five Aprils?
What news did Wilse bring in Across Five Aprils?
Summarize Tom's letter. Why does Ed Turner remark "a family needs to be alone when one of these letters comes"?
How do the perspectives of Wilse and Bill differ from those of Matt and John regarding the North/South tension in Across Five Aprils?
Why do you think Ellen detains Jethro so long before sending him off to Shad's in Chapter 4 of Across Five Aprils? What is Jethro's and Shad's visit like? What is the visit about? What happens? What does Shad explain to Jethro before he leaves for the war himself?
In Across Five Aprils, what does Ellen try to do without and why? What happens as a result of her decision?
What is the main theme of Across Five Aprils, and why is this the case?
What were Northern sentiments about the war in the fall of 1862? Why did people feel this away? In chapters 8,9 of Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.
What are the two major misfortunes that befall the Creightons during the spring of 1862? What impact do these events have on Jeth?
What is a internal and external conflict in "Across Five Aprils"?
In Chapter Four of Across Five Aprils, where did the other schoolmasters who came before Shad live?
What effect do the Battles of Fredricksburg and Stones River have on Union soilders and their supporters in Across Five Aprils? In your opinion, why do these battles have these effect? Chapters 7-9
Why was Northern optimism increased after the victory at Fort Donelson in Across Five Aprils?
In the book Across Five Aprils, what news did Jethro receive from Bill when he went to Walnut Hill?
How did Jethro compare his father to Abe Lincoln in "Across Five Aprils"?
Why does Jenny go to Washington, DC, in Across Five Aprils?
Who were the generals and where were the battles in Across Five Aprils?
What happens to Shadrach Yale at Gettysburg in Across Five Aprils?
What happens at Gettyburg? Why did people begin to suspect a conspiracy among the generals in Across Five Aprils?
What will Jethro do now that the war had ended? How does his decision reflect the Creightons' values in Across Five Aprils?
Write about the meeting of John & Bill in the prison in Chapter 11 of Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.
Explain soldiers' feeling towards Burnside in Across Five Aprils. Chapter 8
Describe the incident involving Sam Gardiner and Guy Wortman in Across Five Aprils.
How does Jethro change emotionally in Across Five Aprils? From the first half of the book (before the war starts) and during/after the war, how does he change emotionally?
Describe the relation between Jethro and his mother in Across Five Aprils.
What is the mood in Across Five Aprils as Jethro approaches Burdow's place on his way home?
What was the change in Nancy's behavior with Jethro in Across Five Aprils? How did Nancy become so free with Jethro?
Describe Jethro's encounters with Guy Wortman in Across Five Aprils. What does Jethro's response to Wortman's question suggest about Jethro's character and loyalties?
Why did Jethro equate the battle of Antietam with the former Battle of Shiloh in Across Five Aprils?
What does the lable "copperhead" have to do with the Creightons in Across Five Aprils?
How did Dave Burdow help Jethro's family again in Across Five Aprils?
What does Jethro send to Shad that are" like gifts to a lonely boy" in Across Five Aprils?
In Irene Hunt's Across Five Aprils, what does Jethro think about war?
Are there any discrepancies found between the novel "Across Five Aprils" and the actual historical facts?
In Irene Hunt's Across Five Aprils, does Bill fight for the South or for the North?
Why did Jethro help Eb in Chapter 9 of Across Five Aprils?
Who is the main character in Across Five Aprils?
Explain the snail-like approach used by General Halleck to win the battle against the Confederates in Across Five Aprils. Chapter 7
Explain Matt's quote, "This war is a beast with long claws" in "Across Five Aprils". "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt, Chapter 6
Write about Ed Turner's young boy as Ed Turner explained it to Matt in Chapter 12 of Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt.
In Across Five Aprils, what happens at Gettysburg? After the battle why do people begin to suspect a conspiracy among the generals? It's in Across Five Aprils.
Matt grants Jenny permission to do what in Across Five Aprils?
What is the worst year for the Creightons in Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt?
Why does Jethro decide to write a letter to Lincoln in Across Five Aprils? Chapter 9
Explain the quote, "The news of the battle.... incoherent, sometimes contradictory" in "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
How would you make a family tree for Across Five Aprils? Our class just finished reading Across Five Aprils. We have to make a family tree for that book and it's due tomorrow. I'ive been working on finding it for a while and I can't find anything. Can you help me out? Thanks!
Why are the Creightons considered to be a Copperhead family?
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