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3 Hypatia #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading 140 ©Teacher Created Resources Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. From the context of the passage, what is the meaning of honorably discharged? a. sent home c. a fake name b. left the service with a good record d. thrown out for poor service 2. From reading the passage, what can you infer is the reason why Deborah Sampson was discharged from the army? a. She was a woman and her secret was discovered. c. She was too sick to fight. b. She was needed back home. d. She had been a poor soldier. 3. How can you tell that beards and facial hair were very common in the Continental army? a. No one had razors. b. George Washington wore a beard. c. Soldiers without beards were teased and presumed to be very young. d. Wearing a beard was required by the officers. 4. How long did Deborah Sampson serve in the American army? a. two years c. two and one-half years b. eight years d. one and one-half years Because of her mother’s illness, Deborah Sampson was sent to work as a servant for neighbors from the time she was eight until she turned eighteen. She was a strong supporter of General Washington and the idea of American independence from England. Sampson decided to sign up for the army. She put on men’s clothing and cut her hair. Although she was worried about being discovered right away, Sampson enlisted in the army on May 20, 1782. She used a man’s name, Robert Shurtleff. She was trained with the other soldiers. She went on long marches to fight the English. Like the other soldiers, she ate bad food and had poor clothing and supplies. “Robert” kept to herself and worked without complaining. She was trusted and popular with the other soldiers. Their nickname for her was “Blooming Bobby.” They often teased her about her lack of a beard. They thought she had lied about her age and was a fifteen-year-old boy. Sampson went on scouting missions looking for enemy supplies. She fought in many minor battles with enemy soldiers. During one small battle, she was wounded and dug the bullet out of her leg herself. She did not want to take a chance of her secret being discovered by a doctor. Later, Sampson caught a fever and nearly died. She lived, but her secret was discovered by a doctor. He informed her superior officer. Deborah Sampson was honorably discharged from the army on October 25, 1783, as the war was ending. Fascinating People Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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