Literature Unit 2: Courage Flashcards
Who is the main character in The Knights of the Silver Shield?
Sir Roland
What was Sir Roland’s job while everyone else was fighting the giants?
To guard the gate and not let anyone in, no matter what
What did Sir Roland earn for fighting the hardest battle of all?
a gold star on his sheild
Who wrote The Fight with the Windmills?
Miguel De Cervantes
Who was Don Quixote’s squire?
Sancho Panza
Who was Captain Henry Wharton?
A British officer being tried by the Americans for spying
What did Harvey Birch disguise himself as?
a peddler
What story is this quote from- “there is a safe resting-place for you; America has no arm that can reach you, if you gain the deck of that ship.”
The Spy
Who was home alone when the British came knocking on his door?
Nathan Cathcart
What was hidden beneath the saddle?
important papers for General Washington
What story is this quote from- “ Your hand, Nathan, and I shall promise you that General Washington shall hear of what has happened this night!”
Beneath the Saddle
In The Patriot’s Pass-Word, what two countries were fighting?
Switzerland and Austria
What story is this quote from- “Make way for liberty!” he cried,- Made way for liberty, and died. [a person said it]
Arnold Winkelried
Who won, the Swiss or Austrians?
the Swiss
In The Wind Is Free, who had to tell the baker’s wife ‘the bread is sour’?
Eva
