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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) "A penny saved is a penny earned."
(c) "Early to bed, early to rise."
(d) "Waste not, want not."

2. What happens to anyone caught stealing cattle?
(a) He must return them
(b) He will be hanged
(c) He must pay full price for them
(d) He must pay a dividend to the owner

3. What decision does Tim make?
(a) Take the wagon home by himself
(b) Return to the Platts' home
(c) Scout the area for his father
(d) Wait for the cow-boys to reappear

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

5. Who is Tim supposed to deliver a message to?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) Mr. Franklin
(c) Mr. Jefferson
(d) Mr. Adams

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim sense about his father?

2. Who is hanged before Sam is killed?

3. What will Mr. Meeker and Tim take on this trip?

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

5. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?

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