My Brother Sam Is Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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My Brother Sam Is Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Meekers' cousins, the Platts, live?
(a) Hartford
(b) Roanoke
(c) North Salem
(d) Darien

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

3. What is the name of Mr. Meeker's newspaper?
(a) Rivington's Gazette
(b) Meeker's Monthly
(c) Rivington Daily News
(d) Redding Dispatch

4. What does Tim sense about his father?
(a) He does not want to lose another son
(b) He cannot decide which side of the war to support
(c) He is a Rebel at heart
(d) He is very sick

5. What does Sam want to do instead of return to school?
(a) Buy a farm
(b) Get married
(c) Become a surveyor
(d) Go to war

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

7. Why does Mr. Meeker tell Tim to stay away from Mr. Heron?
(a) He is a thief
(b) He is involved in the war somehow
(c) He is a bad influence
(d) He is an atheist

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

9. What body of water amazes Tim when he first sees it?
(a) Lake Champlain
(b) Hudson River
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Lake Michigan

10. Right now, to Tim, glory seems more important than _____________.
(a) Money
(b) School
(c) Honor
(d) Respect

11. What has Sam stolen from the family home?
(a) Food
(b) Legal papers
(c) A gun
(d) Money

12. What is a Tory?
(a) A short story
(b) A barn dance
(c) Someone loyal to the King of England
(d) A creek

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

14. Which of the following is not one of the conditions on the morning Mr. Meeker and Tim set off on their trip?
(a) Some snow
(b) Loud cattle
(c) Muddy ground
(d) Thunderstorm

15. Who rescues Mr. Meeker and Tim?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) British soldiers
(c) Mr. Heron
(d) Loyalists

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Mr. Meeker not allow Mrs. Meeker to write letters to Sam?

2. Who is the cousin that Tim meets?

3. What have the soldiers taken from the people in Redding?

4. What does war mean for Tim?

5. What kind of fish do Tim and Jerry catch?

(see the answer keys)

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