GUERRILLA SEASON
Guided Reading Questions
Ch. 25-31
1. On whose orders was Matt taken from the farm and forced to work on the Federal work detail?
2. What food is given to the workers on the Federal work detail for most of their meals?
3. While on the work detail, Matt sees a wagon carrying black women and children. What is it that the sergeant calls them, which often referred to runaway slaves, who supports the Union during the Civil War?
4. What are Matt and the other workers on the work detail required to do before they are released and allowed to return home?
5. While Matt is getting his first real bath after returning from the work detail, he and Clay have a very open and honest conversation. What does Matt tell Clay worries him most about the family moving to Pennsylvania?
6. Matt gets very sick with a bad fever that lasts for days. Who is the Dr. that treats and checks on Matt?
7. After Matt recovers from his fever, Jesse comes by to see him. Matt asks Jesse where he was when the work detail came around to round people up. Where does Jesse explain that he was?
8. What happens between Sue and Matt for the first time at the party at the Samuel’s house?
9. Matt has a rough encounter with federals riding home from Jesse’s party. What does Ma beg for and finally get (for Matt)? This happens before the Federals leave and Matt is warned never to return to Jesse’s house again?
10. What happens at the Samuel’s house the night after Matt is escorted home?
GUERRILLA SEASON
Guided Reading Questions
Ch. 32-38
1. Two days pass as the family packs and plans for the trip North, one morning Ma catches Matt totally off-guard when she tells him she would like to do what?
2. Jesse startles Matt in the barn that night, what does Jesse tell Matt has happened to Ma and Susie?
3. What is the plan Matt comes up with to sneak Jesse to his aunt’s house to get the little children to safety?
4. The Federals show up at Matt’s house in the middle of the night, what is missing, that implies Matt is helping or has helped Jesse escape?
5. The captain asks Matt two questions, to both of which Matt responds “I did”, the captain then beats Matt and burns everything except the house. What were the two questions the Captain asked Matt?
6. Ma’s father finally arrives. After meeting the children, what do the children agree to call him, “when they weren’t calling him sir”?
7. Matt takes Ma’s father on a tour of the farm, what is the last place that Matt shows to him?
8. What is the final reason Matt gives Jesse on why he wants him to take Salt, instead of taking him north to Pennsylvania?
9. Matt and Jesse go the cave to spend one last night, at the cave Matt asks Jesse’s permission to do something that Jesse says he does not think is a good idea. What was it Matt has asked permission to do?
10. When Matt and Jesse say their last good bye, Jesse gives Matt something for “safe-keeping”, what was it?