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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mrs. Meeker says that Mr. Meeker and Sam are very ______________.
(a) Stubborn
(b) Intelligent
(c) Funny
(d) Lovable

3. What does Sam do when he sees his father?
(a) Hugs him
(b) Runs away
(c) Yells at him
(d) Talks to him

4. What type of business do the Meekers operate?
(a) Tavern
(b) Blacksmith
(c) Mill
(d) Shipping

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

6. Where do Mr. Meeker and Tim head after leaving the Platts' home?
(a) Pittsburgh
(b) Peekskill
(c) Powhatan
(d) Poughkeepsie

7. What do soldiers on both sides of the war now steal?
(a) Cows
(b) Vegetables
(c) Chickens
(d) Ale

8. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Tim Meeker
(b) Mrs. Meeker
(c) Sam Meeker
(d) Mr. Meeker

9. Who is the girl that Sam likes?
(a) Bessie Read
(b) Betsy Redding
(c) Betsy Read
(d) Bonnie Redding

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

11. Which of the following items to be sold in the tavern will Mr. Meeker not purchase on the trip?
(a) Cooking supplies
(b) Rum
(c) Sheet music
(d) Sewing supplies

12. Where is Sam when Tim finds him?
(a) Tom Warrups' shack
(b) The abandoned mine
(c) Betsy's house
(d) A treehouse

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

14. In what month of the year does the novel begin?
(a) April
(b) May
(c) December
(d) August

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?

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

3. The Meekers do not talk about _________.

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

5. Where does Betsy tell Sam she is going?

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