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Glory Questions
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1. Describe Colonel Robert Gould Shaw’s character. _____________________________________________
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2. Why does Robert react to the noise at the party the way he does? ________________________________
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3. What famous black man does Robert meet at the party? ______________________________________
4. What made the 54th Massachusetts Regiment unique? _________________________________________
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5. In the beginning, what was the main job of the 54th? ___________________________________________
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6. Why does the angry man (His name is Tripp) call Thomas Snowflake?
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7. What would happen to the black soldiers if they were caught fighting for the North?
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8. What would happen to the white officers if the South caught them? _______________________________
9. Why did Tripp leave the camp without permission? ____________________________________________
10. What is Tripp’s punishment for leaving camp? ________________________________________
11. Why do the men rip up their paychecks? __________________________________________________
12. Why do the men cheer Colonel Shaw? _________________________________________________
13. Did the men of the 54th face discrimination and prejudice from within their own (Union) army? If so, give
an example.
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14. Why do Colonel Shaw’s men have to set fire to the town?
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15. What is Tripp asked to carry in the Battle of Fort Wagoner? __________________________________
16. Why does he refuse? ___________________________________________________________________
17. What does Robert volunteer his men to do at the Battle of Fort Wagoner? __________________________
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18. Compare and contrast the characters of Tripp (Denzel Washington) and Thomas (“Snow Flake”)
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Glory Questions
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19. What do the men do before going into battle? ________________________________________________
20. In the space below, write an email to a friend about why they should or should not see the movie Glory
and what the movie was about.
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