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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker does his trading?
(a) Walks through the town
(b) Makes some new friends
(c) Watches fishermen on the dock
(d) Buys some candy

2. What would make the trip easier for Mr. Meeker and Tim?
(a) More oxen
(b) A lighter load
(c) Escorts
(d) A covered wagon

3. What is Sam doing when Tim finds him?
(a) Cleaning the gun
(b) Cooking some food
(c) Washing his clothes
(d) Sleeping

4. When Mr. Meeker does not give up the gun, what does the soldier do?
(a) Shoots him
(b) Stabs him
(c) Cuts his face with a sword
(d) Cuts off his thumbs

5. What is a major problem for the people in Redding now?
(a) Bad weather
(b) Illness
(c) Hunger
(d) Bankruptcy

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Meeker buried?

2. What news do Mrs. Meeker and Tim receive in June of 1777?

3. What does Tim hear as he is chopping wood?

4. Where do the Meekers' cousins, the Platts, live?

5. What happened to Jerry Sanford?

(see the answer key)

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