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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of the year does the novel begin?
(a) December
(b) August
(c) April
(d) May

2. What are the soldiers demanding from Mr. Meeker?
(a) The family gun
(b) Food
(c) Ale
(d) Money

3. What has Sam stolen from the family home?
(a) Money
(b) Legal papers
(c) Food
(d) A gun

4. What kind of fish do Tim and Jerry catch?
(a) Shad
(b) Lobster
(c) Cod
(d) Catfish

5. What is becoming hard to find in Redding?
(a) Clothing
(b) Money
(c) Food
(d) Books

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam do when he sees his father?

2. Mr. Meeker tells Tim that children caught up in the war could be killed or ______________________.

3. What does Mrs. Meeker often tell Betsy?

4. Other than his sudden arrival, what surprises Sam's family?

5. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?

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