View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mr. Meeker and Tim head after leaving the Platts' home?

2. Why is Tim so intent on delivering messages for Mr. Heron?

3. Why does Tim say he needs the gun?

4. What nickname does Sam call the British soldiers?

5. How do the Platts feel about Sam's joining the Rebels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the religious split in Redding?

2. Explain Tim's mixed feelings about the trip to Verplancks Point.

3. What is Father's position about Sam's wanting to go to war?

4. How does the author show the reality of war for Tim and Father in Chapter 7?

5. What is the nature of the conversation between Tim and Ezekiel?

6. What is the crisis point for Tim and what choice does he face regarding the gun?

7. How is Tim showing more maturity than Sam at this point in the story?

8. How does Tim feel about going on the trip with Father?

9. What is Tim's position regarding Sam's taking Father's gun?

10. How does the author show the close bond between Tim and Sam even during this time of conflict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life of the Meeker family at the beginning of the book. Include their occupation, their home life and family members. How do these elements evolve as the story progresses to the end?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the maturity that Tim shows during Sam's last few days and then the execution. What does he do to show that he is truly a man now both physically and emotionally?

Essay Topic 3

Father cannot understand the need to go to war for a few taxes while Sam cannot understand his not wanting complete independence from England. Name some of the taxes and restrictions which precipitated the American Revolution and why the colonists rebelled against them.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 966 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample