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THE BLUE AND
THE GRAY - ACTIVITIES
George P. McCallum
"Those men
didn't understand
a word you said".
ACTIVITY "A".
What can you remember about this short story? Read each of
the following statements. Choose TRUE if it is correct
according to the story; choose FALSE if it is not correct.
Check here your answers.
1.
The women didn't want their
husbands to become soldiers.
2.
The three men in gray were looking
for Ilsa and Frieda.
3.
The soldiers didn't look in the
barn because they didn't understand English.
4.
Wilhelm's father and uncle were
hiding behind the house.
5.
Wilhelm was miserable after his
father and uncle went away.
ACTIVITY "B".
Do you know these words from the menus?
Complete each of the sentences wiíh the correct word. Use each word once.
Check here your answers.
1. The Mueller family spoke to each other about the years ahead. They talked
about their
in Missouri.
2. The
family had come to the United States from Germany.
3. The northern states and southern states had different opinions about
.
4. The
began when the southern people decided
to form a nation of their own.
5. Hans Mueller wanted to join the northern
.
6. His wife didn't want him to be a
in any army.
7. The
of the northern soldiers were blue.
8. The horses had a place in the
, but Frieda put them behind the
house.
9. Ilsa told the southern soldiers that she didn't have a husband. She said she
was a
.
10. When the southern soldiers came into the house, Frieda looked
.
Source:
Contributed by LuisCarlos Valladares, Spain.
