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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Tim's chores at the tavern?
(a) Gathering wood
(b) Cleaning
(c) Serving ale
(d) Caring for the livestock

2. What does Sam want to do instead of return to school?
(a) Become a surveyor
(b) Go to war
(c) Buy a farm
(d) Get married

3. Where has Sam been attending school?
(a) Yale
(b) Harvard
(c) Eton
(d) Dartmouth

4. What does Tim try hard not to think about?
(a) That the war will come to their town
(b) That Sam is dead
(c) That Sam is a prisoner of war
(d) That he will have to fight soon

5. How long has Sam Meeker been away from home?
(a) Four years
(b) Five years
(c) Since summer
(d) Since Christmas

Short Answer Questions

1. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?

2. Who arrives unexpectedly at the Meeker tavern?

3. Who is the narrator of the story?

4. What does war mean for Tim?

5. Mr. Meeker's name is Eliphalet but he is called _____________.

(see the answer key)

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