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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim call out when he sees the cow-boys?
(a) "I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it."
(b) "I'm a Tory too--don't shoot!"
(c) "Are you the escort? Am I ever glad to see you."
(d) "I'm a Rebel too--don't shoot!"

2. Which of the following does Tim not see which would indicate an altercation?
(a) Many hoofprints
(b) A trail into the woods
(c) Bloody clothes
(d) Churned up mud

3. Where do the Meekers' cousins, the Platts, live?
(a) Roanoke
(b) Hartford
(c) Darien
(d) North Salem

4. Mr. Meeker's name is Eliphalet but he is called _____________.
(a) Ellis
(b) Elmore
(c) Life
(d) Elephant

5. What do the cow-boys think of what Tim has told them?
(a) It is an ambush
(b) It is a lie
(c) It is crazy talk
(d) It is the truth

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What scares the cow-boys away?

3. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

4. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker has been gone too long?

5. What is a Tory?

(see the answer key)

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