| Term | Definition |
| Who wrote the letter to the narrator telling him of Nolan's death | Danforth |
| Who is the narrator of the story | Fred |
| Who read out Nolan's sentence in court | Colonel Morgan |
| Who wrote the letter that contained Nolan's orders for the Secretary of the Navy | W. Southard |
| Who knew Nolan in Philadelphia | Mrs. Graff |
| Who needed Nolan to translate freedom to the slaves | Officer Vaughn |
| Who was "The man without a country" | Philip Nolan |
| Who cast a deciding vote against Burr in his presidential election | Alexander Hamilton |
| Who gave Nolan his sword in gratitude | the Commodore |
| Who chaperoned Nolan at the ball | fellows |