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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 Tim take with him the next morning to Mr. Heron's house?
(a) Fresh vegetables
(b) Books
(c) A picnic lunch
(d) Fishing line and hooks

2. What town does Mr. Meeker hope to avoid on the return trip?
(a) Ridgebury
(b) Millersville
(c) Groton
(d) Hartford

3. As Tim approaches the stockade, he __________________ and throws the bayonet over the wall.
(a) Slips stealthily closer
(b) Calls out Sam's name
(c) Runs as fast as he can
(d) Screams at the top of his lungs

4. Who spends a lot of time hanging out at the tavern this summer?
(a) Belinda Read
(b) Betsy Read
(c) Betsy Sanford
(d) Bessie Sanford

5. Who does Mrs. Meeker speak to on Sam's behalf?
(a) General Parsons
(b) General Billington
(c) General Cornwallis
(d) General Putnam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tim try to avoid by the end of summer?

2. What would make the trip easier for Mr. Meeker and Tim?

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

4. Which of the following does Tim think his father would not expect of him?

5. How many years has Sam been dead?

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