Historical and Cultural Context in “Civil Peace”

Question 1

What effect does the war setting have on Jonathan’s thoughts and actions?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He becomes suspicious of devious people and takes charge of what is important to him.

Question 2

Which sentences from "Civil Peace" contain dialect? Check all that apply.The silence that followed the thieves’ alarm vibrated horribly.“Awright! We know say you no get plenty money.”“What do you want from me? I am a poor man. Everything I had went with this war.”“OK. Time de go. Make you open dis window and bring the twenty pound.”“Let it go where everything else has gone.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“Awright! We know say you no get plenty money.”; “OK. Time de go. Make you open dis window and bring the twenty pound.”

Question 3

Which is the best translation of the dialect used in the last paragraph of this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“My friend . . . we tried our best to call them but I think they are all asleep . . . so what are we going to do now?”

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