Study Guide/Learning Objectives for
Time Enough for Drums
By Ann Rinaldi
Use these identifications and essays to guide your reading. At the beginning of school in September, your teacher will give you more specific guidance on how to prepare for the quiz or test.
Identifications/Short Answer:
Jemima Emerson
Daniel Emerson
John Reid
Raymond Moore
David Emerson
"To birch" someone
Raymond Moore’s dilemma
Rebeckah
Cornelius and Lucy
Grandfather Emerson
Grandfather Henshaw
Sarah Emerson and her secret activities
James Emerson
priggish Quakers
"Time enough for drums."
Hessians
Essays:
1. Sarah Emerson indicates to Jemima, "People are much more than they appear on the outside." (p. 24) Discuss this statement with regard to the novel's characters. To whom is she referring? What does Jemima think of this person? What does she eventually discover about the person? Can you relate the statement to more than one person in the book? In the final part of your essay, relate this statement to a personal experience or to an historical or current figure.
2. Daniel Emerson reminded his father of his statement that hypocrisy is the worst sin of mankind. His father replied that hypocrisy was second to rudeness and incivility. (p. 50-51) Which is worse? Are there others even worse than these? Discuss an example of hypocrisy from a personal experience or from a public figure.
3. Daniel told Jemima that none of the soldiers want to go to war. "But it's our duty." (p. 56) If you were a soldier, would you go off to war or resign? What conditions would have to exist for you to go off? Have you ever had to perform a duty you did not wish to? Discuss.
4. Using a pen name, Sarah Emerson sent essays to the Pennsylvania Gazette in support of the patriot cause. (p. 142) Place yourself in her shoes. Create your own pseudonym and recreate one of her essays (at least 300 words).
5. Lucy makes the statement: "None of us be free, child. … We all be tied to sumpthin" (p. 164) Describe the context of this statement. Explain your own view on it. Provide a personal or other example supporting or contesting the statement.
