1. Fritz says," [General Charles Lee] had a fine reputation as a warrior, but was an unpleasant man." Is this true? What was Lee like?

2. Fritz portrays Lafayette as a man who stuck to his principles. Do other biographers agree with this evaluation? Was his sticking to his principles always wise?

3. What was Lafayette's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen? What did he hope to accomplish with the declaration? In what ways did Thomas Jefferson help him to write it?

4. What were Lafayette's years in prison like? In what prisons was he confined?

How was he treated? Why would he not know what had been happening in France during those years?

5. What of Lafayette's life do you miss from Why Not, Lafayette? What more would you like to know?

6. What has been Lafayette's influence on America?

7. What...