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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items to be sold in the tavern will Mr. Meeker not purchase on the trip?

2. How does Betsy signal to Tim that Sam has returned?

3. What have the soldiers taken from the people in Redding?

4. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

5. Why do the soldiers not believe that Sam took the family gun to join the Rebels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is so mysterious about Mr. Heron?

3. How does the author use religion as a theme in this book?

4. Explain the nature of Tim's quandary regarding his position on the war.

5. What is the significance of obedience in the novel?

6. Explain Tim's internal conflicts about Sam's disobedience.

7. How does Tim see evidence that Sam is a lot like Father?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism of Tim's trip to Verplancks Point with his father? What does he encounter? What decisions is he forced to make? How is this another turning point for Tim?

Essay Topic 2

Mother says that Sam and Father are very much alike but as time passes Tim also shows characteristics of his father. Describe how Tim is very much like his Father. Is he like Mother or Sam in any ways? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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