| 1. | Why did Jordan want to stay with the Cobras instead of moving with his own family? |
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| 2. | What would you do if you found yourself in a different time period? Which time in history would you choose to go to? What would the benefits of going there? What would you miss? |
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| 3. | Why did Jordan think the people on the plantation would believe him when he said he was from a different time and was a free person? Whould would you have done to try and get out of this situation? |
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| 4. | How does Jordan's time with the Cobras compare to his time as a slave? What do you think the author was trying to say by sending him into this particular setting? |
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| 5. | Why does Grandpa think that knowing family history is important? Do you agree with him? |
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| 6. | How does experiencing the slave trade influence Jordan's feelings toward his own family? |
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| 7. | Uriah was amazed that Jordan could read and write because it was against the law for slaves to learn how. What was the reason for this law? |
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| 8. | As Jordan quickly learned, it was often the job of a slave to whip other slaves who were caught breaking the rules. How did this hierarchy affect the slave community on the plantation? |
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| 9. | Why do you think that Uriah clings to the idea that Master Hennings is his father instead of Seth up until the end of the novel? |
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| 10. | Who does Jordan write a letter to in the end? Why? |
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