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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town does Mr. Meeker hope to avoid on the return trip?
(a) Groton
(b) Ridgebury
(c) Hartford
(d) Millersville

2. What news do Mrs. Meeker and Tim receive in June of 1777?
(a) The war is over
(b) Sam has returned
(c) Mr. Meeker is dead
(d) Sam is dead

3. What does Tim hear as he is chopping wood?
(a) Sam calling to him
(b) Betsy singing
(c) The sound of horses
(d) Birds chirping

4. What happens to anyone caught stealing cattle?
(a) He must pay a dividend to the owner
(b) He must pay full price for them
(c) He will be hanged
(d) He must return them

5. What body of water amazes Tim when he first sees it?
(a) Lake Champlain
(b) Lake Michigan
(c) Hudson River
(d) Atlantic Ocean

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Tim and his cousin sleep?

3. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

4. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker does his trading?

5. When Mr. Meeker does not give up the gun, what does the soldier do?

(see the answer key)

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