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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim try hard not to think about?
(a) That Sam is a prisoner of war
(b) That he will have to fight soon
(c) That the war will come to their town
(d) That Sam is dead

2. According to Mr. Platt, thievery and _____________ have taken over their county.
(a) Hostility
(b) Spying
(c) Secrecy
(d) Hangings

3. What is Sam doing when Tim finds him?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Washing his clothes
(c) Cooking some food
(d) Cleaning the gun

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

5. Where do Tim and his cousin sleep?
(a) The shed
(b) The barn
(c) The woods
(d) The bedroom

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

7. What does Mr. Heron want Tim to take to Fairfield?
(a) Cattle
(b) Business papers
(c) His wife
(d) Logs

8. Why is Betsy making this trip?
(a) To see her grandmother
(b) To see Sam
(c) To register for a new school
(d) To buy some dress material

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

10. Why does Mr. Meeker want to avoid this town?
(a) British soldiers are reported in the area
(b) The roads are flooded
(c) An avalanche is possible
(d) Cow-boys may attack them

11. What has happened to Mr. Meeker's newspaper?
(a) It is defunct
(b) It is finally making a profit
(c) It is banned
(d) It is thriving

12. In Redding, _______ is a topic of constant discussion.
(a) Music
(b) Art
(c) Fashion
(d) War

13. How does Betsy signal to Tim that Sam has returned?
(a) A fire at dawn
(b) A secret code
(c) A small nod
(d) A rap on the window

14. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?
(a) Sam
(b) 20 Tories
(c) Tom Warrups
(d) 20 rebel soldiers

15. Why is Tim so intent on delivering messages for Mr. Heron?
(a) He wants to defy his father
(b) He wants to travel
(c) He wants some glory from the war
(d) He wants to be a good neighbor

Short Answer Questions

1. What town will the person in #65 be found?

2. Who arrives unexpectedly at the Meeker tavern?

3. What has Sam come home to get?

4. What are some of the men doing to Mrs. Meeker?

5. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?

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