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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Mr. Meeker's newspaper?
(a) It is finally making a profit
(b) It is defunct
(c) It is thriving
(d) It is banned

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

3. People in town use guns most often to _________________________.
(a) Hunt
(b) Keep wolves away from livestock
(c) Train for military maneuvers
(d) Scare birds from gardens

4. Where do Mr. Meeker and Tim head after leaving the Platts' home?
(a) Poughkeepsie
(b) Peekskill
(c) Powhatan
(d) Pittsburgh

5. What does Tim sense about his father?
(a) He is very sick
(b) He is a Rebel at heart
(c) He cannot decide which side of the war to support
(d) He does not want to lose another son

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Betsy making this trip?

2. Where does Mrs. Meeker refuse to go on Sunday?

3. Which of the following does not describe Tim as he waits for his father at the wagon?

4. Which of the following is not one of the conditions on the morning Mr. Meeker and Tim set off on their trip?

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

(see the answer key)

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