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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many letters has Mrs. Meeker received from Sam?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 8

4. Why do the soldiers not believe that Sam took the family gun to join the Rebels?
(a) Because Sam is too young to fight
(b) Because Mr. Meeker has a reputation for lying
(c) Because Redding is filled with Tories
(d) Because they do not have him in their registry

5. What does Tim do after taking the gun from Sam?
(a) Cleans it
(b) Throws it in the river
(c) Shoots a warning shot
(d) Starts to run toward home

6. What have the soldiers taken from the people in Redding?
(a) Food
(b) Cows
(c) Money
(d) Guns

7. What does Betsy call Tim?
(a) An idiot
(b) A flirt
(c) A Tory
(d) A Patriot

8. What has Sam come home to get?
(a) Shoes
(b) Money
(c) Clothing
(d) Brown Bess

9. Who is Tom Warrups?
(a) An Indian who lives in town
(b) The town blacksmith
(c) A local surveyor
(d) A local trapper

10. Who does Tim encounter on the road?
(a) Betsy Read
(b) Sam
(c) Tom Warrups
(d) Mr. Meeker

11. When Mr. Meeker does not give up the gun, what does the soldier do?
(a) Cuts off his thumbs
(b) Shoots him
(c) Cuts his face with a sword
(d) Stabs him

12. Where has Sam been attending school?
(a) Yale
(b) Harvard
(c) Dartmouth
(d) Eton

13. What will Mr. Meeker and Tim take on this trip?
(a) Fishing poles
(b) Fresh vegetables
(c) Ammunition
(d) Cattle

14. How long has Sam Meeker been away from home?
(a) Five years
(b) Four years
(c) Since Christmas
(d) Since summer

15. Where does Betsy tell Sam she is going?
(a) Hartford
(b) Horseneck
(c) Groton
(d) Darien

Short Answer Questions

1. Right now, to Tim, glory seems more important than _____________.

2. Why does Tim say he needs the gun?

3. How do the Platts feel about Sam's joining the Rebels?

4. Why is Betsy making this trip?

5. Who is the girl that Sam likes?

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