2. What news do Mrs. Meeker and Tim receive in June of 1777?
(a) Sam is dead
(b) Mr. Meeker is dead
(c) The war is over
(d) Sam has returned

3. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker has been gone too long?
(a) He drives the wagon forward
(b) He leaves the wagon and runs ahead to look for him
(c) He turns the wagon back toward town
(d) He leaves the wagon and hides in the woods

4. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?
(a) He gave food to the British
(b) He deserted his post
(c) He was a spy
(d) He sold guns to the enemy

5. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?
(a) It is easier to read what you're familiar with
(b) To make it a shorter book
(c) It is hard to tell how people talked in those days
(d) Words had different meanings in those days

6. Where had Mr. Meeker been sent after his capture?
(a) A labor camp in New York
(b) A stockade in Hartford
(c) A British prison ship
(d) A Rebel prison

7. What other factor is not in Sam's favor?
(a) He hit an officer
(b) He comes from a Tory family
(c) He went A.W.O.L. before
(d) He has a reputation for fighting

8. The Meeker family learns that General Putnam ______________________.
(a) Has been killed
(b) Has refused clemency
(c) Has granted clemency
(d) Has left the encampment

9. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?
(a) It serves him right for being so mean to Sam
(b) He tried to help but could not even find out where he is
(c) Mr. Meeker was hanged without a trial
(d) Mr. Meeker is going to be tried as a traitor

10. What would Mr. Meeker and Tim do if they see cow-boys?
(a) Hide
(b) Scream
(c) Shoot
(d) Attack

11. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.
(a) Wright
(b) McMecham
(c) Meeker
(d) Stafford

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

13. Who is Tim's teacher?
(a) Mr. MacKenzie
(b) Mr. Heron
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Mr. Morgan

14. Who arrives in Redding on April 26, 1777?
(a) The British soldiers
(b) Mr. Burr
(c) Mr. Meeker
(d) Sam

15. Where does Mrs. Meeker refuse to go on Sunday?
(a) A sewing circle
(b) Sam's appeal trial
(c) A mandatory church service
(d) A Loyalist meeting