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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?
(a) The cows' grunts
(b) His mother's wheezing
(c) His father's weeping
(d) Sam's screams

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

4. The town of Redding is divided into how many parts?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5

5. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Tim Meeker
(b) Sam Meeker
(c) Mrs. Meeker
(d) Mr. Meeker

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of the year does the novel begin?

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

3. How long has Sam Meeker been away from home?

4. What does war mean for Tim?

5. What has happened to Mr. Meeker's newspaper?

(see the answer key)

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