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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen to Sam if the soldiers see him at the tavern?
(a) He will be shot at sunrise
(b) He will be hanged for deserting
(c) He will be deported
(d) He will have to switch companies

2. According to General Putnam, _________________ is not as important to him as winning the war.
(a) Going home
(b) Feeding the troops
(c) Who he executes
(d) Getting new uniforms

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

4. What does Mrs. Meeker shove at Captain Betts for trying to involve Tim in the war?
(a) A chair
(b) A rifle
(c) A skillet
(d) A poker

5. What advice does Sam give Mrs. Meeker and Tim?
(a) Send Tim to Yale
(b) Move to a state further west
(c) Sell the tavern
(d) Slaughter the cattle and hide the meat

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tom Warrups?

2. What does Tim sense about his father?

3. What happens on December 3, 1778?

4. Why is Tim so intent on delivering messages for Mr. Heron?

5. Where do the Meekers' cousins, the Platts, live?

(see the answer key)

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