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Questions:

Q: Who did Nathan write a letter to requesting help? A: Ben Franklin

Q: What help did Nathan request Ben Franklin to help them with? A: The submarine was dark and they needed a way to light the submarine under water so that the person could see the gauges.

Q: What was the solution Nathan thought of to light the submarine? A: Foxfire

Q: Who does Nate meet by the fire when he is looking for his father? A: Butch the Bully

Q: Butch, a fellow classmate of Nate, bullies him throughout school. When do Nate and Butch resolve their issues? A: On the battleground fighting the revolutionary war.

Q: Who was trained to take the Turtle into battle? A: Ezra

Q: Who takes the Turtle into battle? A: Nathan

Q: Why does Nathan take the Turtle into battle? A: Ezra becomes ill with camp fever.

Q: Attack of the Turtle is an Historical FIction novel. Who are 2 characters that are real, and not fictional characters? A: David Bushnell and his brother Ezra

Q: Who developed the theory that flashes of light often seen in the sea are produced by tiny sea creatures? A: Ben Franklin

Q: David, Nate and Ezra feel that a person in their town supports England (known as Tories) and is spying on them. Who is this person? A: Mr. Pratt

Q: The submarine must be built in secrecy. Where is the location that David chooses to build the Turtle? A: Poverty Island, in the middle of the river.

Q: Nathan has a strong fear of something? What is Nathan afraid of? A: Water

Q: While Nathan is spying on Mr. Pratt he is warned by someone to hide because they arlready know about the water machine. Who warns Nate? A: Rachel, Mr. Pratt's daughter.

Q: While in NY, Nate leaves Ezra and David for a bit. Why does Nate leave them? A: Nate is looking for his father, who is on the NY battlegrounds.

Q: Nate meets someone while looking for his father, Joe. What does Joe and Nate have in commom. A: Nate meets Joe and they are both too young to be in the army. But both want to fight for their country.

Q: Who explains to Nate that " Courage is doing the right thing, even when you are scared to death." A: Joe, the boy he meets on the battleground.

Q: How does Nate help the soldiers after one of the battles? A: He rows the boats transporting them to the shore.

Q: While Nate is on the Turtle he has a mission to destroy one of the largest British ships. What goes wrong? A: Nate is not able to attach the bomb to the ship.

Q: Why was Nathan afraid of water? A: He fell off a boat when he was 5 and his cousin David had to pull him out of the water so he wouldn't drown.