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The main character's name (first & last) is... |
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The war that takes place during this novel is... |
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The name of the main character's girlfriend is... |
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The best friend who dies in the war is... |
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The main character's sister's name is... |
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Emily is Diane's baby daughter. |
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Where does Mr. Dante end up working during the war? |
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He works at UCLA in California. |
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What was Mr. Dante's job during the war? |
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He worked on the atomic bomb. |
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CO = someone who was against war |
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CO = conscientious objector |
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In the story, what was the big thing that the main character and his girlfriend didn't see eye-to-eye on? |
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John was supportive of the war; Ginny was not. |
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Where does the main character live after the war and after leaving the United States? |
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He moves to France first. |
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Where does the main character ultimately live? |
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He lives in Toronto, Canada. |
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What did the main character end up doing as a profession? |
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He ended up being a literature professor. |
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What was Mrs. Dante's job? |
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She was a stay-at-home mom. |
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How many children did the Dantes have? |
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Three, but the youngest died. |
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To where did Diane move to while she was pregnant? |
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She moved in with an aunt in Ohio. |
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How long was the main character a soldier in the war? |
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John was a soldier for more than 2 years. |
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Why didn't John want to live in the United States after coming home from being in the war? |
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He wanted to be with others who had suffered, and he didn't feel that the US suffered during the war. |
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How did being in the war change John? |
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He lost over 20 pounds, he now couldn't sleep in his room, he was quiet all the time, didn't want to talk about the war, had nightmares. |
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Identify the importance:
Sheep |
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John saw sheep as he walked to the front lines, and seeing them made John feel as if he was in a dream, not actually "walking" to the war. |
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Identify the importance:
gold star |
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A gold star in the window of a house signified that someone had been killed in the war. |
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Identify the importance:
atomic bomb |
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The use of the atomic bomb is what allowed John to return home to the States, because he was about to be shipped to Japan to fight. |
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Why did John decide to enlist? |
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He decided to enlist because (1) his friends were, so he didn't want to be left behind, (2) he wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor, (3) he didn't want to agonize over waiting to be drafted. |
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How did Ginny come to live in John's city? |
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Ginny's dad came to Pittsburgh in order to find work, with the hopes of making enough money to buy his family a house. |
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John grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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