chapter 14 (pt. 1)

Bell work:

Do you think Crusoe will go back to being his old self after acquiring all this new power?

Vocabulary:

1. Dejected
   1. (adj) very sad, depressed
2. Expostulated
   1. (verb) express disapproval or disagreement
3. Imprecation
   1. (noun) a spoken curse
4. Fidelity
   1. (noun) faithfulness

Reading questions:

1. Why does Crusoe want to wait to attack the mutinous crew?
   1. Because he doesn’t want to risk his own men dying
2. How does Crusoe and his ‘army’ surprise the mutinous crew?
   1. They wait until nightfall and surprise attack them
3. What do you think Crusoe means when he says he kept himself out of sight ‘for reasons of state’?
   1. Opinion question
4. Why do you think the captain makes up a story about Crusoe being the governor?
   1. Opinion question
5. What deal does the captain make with the captured crew?
   1. That if they would help everyone escape, they would not be hanged
6. When he finally reveals himself to some captives, who does Crusoe say he is?
   1. The man sent from the governor to be in charge of them

Homework:

Finish ch. 14