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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The town of Redding is divided into how many parts?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 3

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

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

6. What do the men accuse Mr. Meeker of being?
(a) A Rebel
(b) A spy
(c) An atheist
(d) A Tory

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

8. What does the person in #68 think Tim is carrying?
(a) A letter from Mrs. Meeker
(b) A letter from Sam
(c) A letter for Sam
(d) A letter to a girlfriend

9. What would make the trip easier for Mr. Meeker and Tim?
(a) Escorts
(b) A lighter load
(c) A covered wagon
(d) More oxen

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

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

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

13. With whom does Tim find time to play with after his chores?
(a) Jacob Sanford
(b) Tom Warrup
(c) Jacob Beach
(d) Jerry Sanford

14. What are some of the men doing to Mrs. Meeker?
(a) Holding her by the fireplace
(b) Tying her up
(c) Cutting her
(d) Slapping her

15. Who pushes Tim to pick a side over the war?
(a) Jerry
(b) Sam
(c) Tom
(d) Betsy

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of Tim's chores at the tavern?

2. What town does Mr. Meeker hope to avoid on the return trip?

3. How many letters has Mrs. Meeker received from Sam?

4. Where has Sam been attending school?

5. What does Mr. Heron want Tim to take to Fairfield?

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