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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to his chores, Sam also has to __________________.
(a) Butcher the cattle
(b) Go to school
(c) Clean the guns
(d) Plow the field

2. Who is the only person who can change Sam's verdict?
(a) General Parsons
(b) General Washington
(c) General Putnam
(d) Colonel Read

3. Who later arrives at the tavern to discuss the war?
(a) British soldiers
(b) Continental soldiers
(c) Indian scouts
(d) Spies

4. Who accompanies Tim to Sam's execution?
(a) No one
(b) Mrs. Meeker
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Betsy

5. What does Tim call out when he sees the cow-boys?
(a) "I'm a Tory too--don't shoot!"
(b) "I'm a Rebel too--don't shoot!"
(c) "Are you the escort? Am I ever glad to see you."
(d) "I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it."

6. What is the outcome of Sam's trial?
(a) He is exonerated
(b) He is sent to a prison camp
(c) He is sentenced to hard labor
(d) He is to be executed

7. What does Tim think has happened to his father?
(a) He has been disoriented in the snow
(b) He has fallen off his horse and is lost
(c) He has taken a shortcut
(d) The cow-boys have ambushed him

8. What does Captain Betts order Tim to do?
(a) Pour some beer
(b) Ring the church bells
(c) Water the horses
(d) Boil some water

9. What does Tim think about Sam's being taken away as a cattle thief?
(a) It is a death sentence for Sam
(b) Sam will need a good lawyer
(c) It is a misunderstanding and easy to straighten out
(d) Sam is guilty of the crime

10. What does Tim tell Mrs. Meeker to get her to go to the barn?
(a) A wounded man is inside
(b) Mr. Meeker has come home
(c) The cow is hurt
(d) A fire has started

11. Why is it good that Tim's wound is superficial?
(a) Dr. Hobart can't come to the tavern tonight
(b) His mother would not survive if he were wounded
(c) No one can prove he was at the stockade
(d) Penicillin had not been invented yet

12. What happens to anyone caught stealing cattle?
(a) He must return them
(b) He must pay full price for them
(c) He will be hanged
(d) He must pay a dividend to the owner

13. Why is Tim rude to General Parsons when he visits him again?
(a) He insults Tim
(b) He approved Sam's execution sentence
(c) He knows Sam is innocent
(d) He does not want to talk to Tim

14. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?
(a) Whittling
(b) Cleaning his gun
(c) Reading the Bible
(d) Naming all the countries in the world

15. Of what did Mr. Meeker die?
(a) Diptheria
(b) Malaria
(c) Gun shot
(d) Cholera

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim begin to resent?

2. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.

3. What does Mrs. Meeker admit for the first time?

4. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after the war?

5. Where is Mr. Meeker buried?

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