The Killer Angels notes
Monday, June 29, 1863
Name:
Period:
Chapter 1: ‘The Spy’
Exposition
Characters and their characterization
The spy:
The Army of Northern Virginia:
Longstreet:
Lee:
Conflicts and their types
Questions to ask
Inquiry Guide for The Killer Angels
Monday, June 29, 2863
Chapter 1: ‘The Spy’
You need to know the answers to all inquiry guide questions. Respond concisely and clearly. Use the space at
the bottom of each guide for miscellaneous notes as needed. Page numbers are always a plus!
1. Identify both the feelings of the spy himself and the feelings of others toward the spy.
2. What term does the spy prefer to be called? Why?
3. What is the message the spy brings? Think about location and commander.
4. What is Lee’s opinion of the new Union commander? How might this influence Lee’s decisions?
5. Note the conversation between Lee and Longstreet. What is it that Lee will miss after the war is
over? This is key to understanding the overall success of the Confederates.
6. What opportunity do Lee and Longstreet foresee?
7. Are there any connections in this chapter to the theme “War can dehumanize humanity, and yet war
has a human face”? What are they?
The Killer Angels notes
Monday, June 29, 1863
Name:
Period:
Chapter 2- ‘Chamberlain’
Characters and their characterization
Examples of imagery and page #
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain:
Buster Kilrain:
Tom Chamberlain:
Conflicts and their types
Questions to ask
Inquiry Guide for The Killer Angels
Monday, June 29, 1863
Chapter 2: ‘Chamberlain’
1. With what problem is Chamberlain confronted?
2. How does he handle this problem?
3. What does his response to the problem tell us about his character?
4. What relative serves under Chamberlain? How does this influence his experience as a commander?
5. According to Chamberlain, what are the reasons for the war?
The Killer Angels notes
Monday, June 29, 1863
Name:
Period:
Chapter 3- ‘Buford’
Characters
Conflicts
Buford:
Reynolds:
Plot
Figurative language/imagery and page #
Inquiry Guide for The Killer Angels
Monday, June 29, 1863
Chapter 3: ‘Buford’
1. The first Union soldiers into Gettysburg were commanded by whom?
2. For what is Buford known among his cavalry soldiers?
3. What does Buford recognize immediately about the terrain of Gettysburg?
4. Why or how would the word ‘cynical’ apply to Buford?
5. What does Buford determine about the Confederate troops? (He’s right, by the way.)
6. To whom does Buford send a message? What are the contents of the message?
7. What response does Buford receive?
8. Where will Buford hold his ground? Could you find it on a map of Gettysburg? LOOK!
The Killer Angels notes
Monday, June 29, 1863
Name:
Period:
Chapter 4- ‘Longstreet’
Characters & Characterization
Conflicts
Longstreet
Pickett
Fremantle
Armistead
Plot
Questions that you would get wrong on a quiz
Inquiry Guide for The Killer Angels
Monday, June 29, 2863
Chapter 4: ‘Longstreet’
1. Who is Sorrel?
2. What does Longstreet learn from reports by A. P. Hill’s troops?
3. Specifically, who saw cavalry?
4. About what is Longstreet angry?
5. About what is Pickett concerned?
6. What is Garnett’s goal entering the next battle?
7. What type of strategy does Longstreet advocate?
8. How does Longstreet feel about the Cause?
9. Armistead observes that the Confederates are not the army for what type of warfare?
10. Why is Robert E. Lee so opposed to defensive warfare? Interpret what “King of Spades” means.
11. What kind of conflict is this opposition in battle strategies setting up?