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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the younger boy from church who talks to Tim about Sam's fight with their father?
(a) James Sanford
(b) Jacob Sanford
(c) Jerry Sanford
(d) Jerry Beach

2. What nickname does Sam call the British soldiers?
(a) Red Coats
(b) Idiots
(c) Lobsterbacks
(d) Surf n Turf

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

4. Why do the soldiers not believe that Sam took the family gun to join the Rebels?
(a) Because Sam is too young to fight
(b) Because Mr. Meeker has a reputation for lying
(c) Because they do not have him in their registry
(d) Because Redding is filled with Tories

5. Who is the girl that Sam likes?
(a) Betsy Redding
(b) Bessie Read
(c) Betsy Read
(d) Bonnie Redding

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betsy ask Tim one day?

2. What will happen to Sam if the soldiers see him at the tavern?

3. Who is the narrator of the story?

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

5. What does Tim try hard not to think about?

(see the answer key)

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