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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after all the people have left the tavern?
(a) Bolt the door
(b) Pack their clothes
(c) Pray
(d) Hide

3. What have the locals formed to keep things under control?
(a) Westchester police force
(b) North Salem Mounted Police
(c) Committee of Safety
(d) Ku Klux Klan

4. What is it about Sam that Tim still cannot figure out?
(a) Why he and his father fought
(b) What Sam is fighting for
(c) Why he likes Becky Read
(d) Why he won't come home

5. Why will Mr. Meeker not allow Mrs. Meeker to write letters to Sam?
(a) Sam needs to be taught a lesson
(b) They might be intercepted
(c) Paper is scarce
(d) Ink costs too much

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Sam been attending school?

2. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?

3. Where does Betsy tell Sam she is going?

4. What are the soldiers demanding from Mr. Meeker?

5. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?

(see the answer key)

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