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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "How much of this book is true?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Meeker often tell Betsy?
(a) "Idle hands make the Devil's work."
(b) "Early to bed, early to rise."
(c) "Waste not, want not."
(d) "A penny saved is a penny earned."

2. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?
(a) Mr. Heron
(b) Mr. Read
(c) Mr. Sanford
(d) Mr. Beach

3. Instead of going to the tavern, where do a few of the British soldiers go?
(a) Mr. Heron's house
(b) The Episcopal Church
(c) The Anglican Church
(d) The meetinghouse

4. Mrs. Meeker believes that her husband is ________________.
(a) Dead
(b) A prisoner
(c) Wounded
(d) Still alive

5. Who arrives unexpectedly at the Meeker tavern?
(a) Mr. Meeker
(b) Sam Meeker
(c) Tim Meeker
(d) Mr. Beach

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in Redding on April 26, 1777?

2. According to Mr. Platt, thievery and _____________ have taken over their county.

3. How many cows do Mrs. Meeker and Tim have to sell?

4. Tim eventually studies __________ and surveying.

5. What decision does Tim make?

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