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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam do when he sees his father?
(a) Yells at him
(b) Talks to him
(c) Runs away
(d) Hugs him

2. What does Mrs. Meeker often tell Betsy?
(a) "Early to bed, early to rise."
(b) "Idle hands make the Devil's work."
(c) "Waste not, want not."
(d) "A penny saved is a penny earned."

3. What has Sam stolen from the family home?
(a) Money
(b) A gun
(c) Food
(d) Legal papers

4. Mr. Meeker feels it is not worth going to war for ________________.
(a) Any reason
(b) At least another year
(c) A few taxes
(d) Ungrateful people

5. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?
(a) His mother's wheezing
(b) The cows' grunts
(c) His father's weeping
(d) Sam's screams

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tim say he needs the gun?

2. Who arrives unexpectedly at the Meeker tavern?

3. What are the soldiers demanding from Mr. Meeker?

4. What are some of the men doing to Mrs. Meeker?

5. What type of business do the Meekers operate?

(see the answer key)

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