The Rifle | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - An early American city that was the site of much gun manufacturing activity during the mid 1700s.

New York - An American colony, and later State, that was the site of much fighting during the American Revolutionary War.

Curly Maple - A type of wood that is prized for its beauty.

Bainbridge Farm - The site of a British atrocity after the British discovering a large hidden cache of American cannon powder.

Elvis-on-Velvet Painting - A painting that is traded to an auto mechanic, along with a rifle, in exchange...
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