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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Tim sent to bring back to the tavern?
(a) Sam
(b) Dr. Hobart
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Mr. Burr

3. What is the name of the real life 17-year-old soldier who was killed?
(a) Patrick Henry
(b) Benedict Arnold
(c) John Smith
(d) Nathaniel Greene

4. Which of the following does not describe Tim as he waits for his father at the wagon?
(a) He checks behind him to look for the cow-boys
(b) He whistles
(c) He looks for places to hide
(d) He does not like being alone

5. Who runs the tavern now that Mr. Meeker is gone?
(a) Sam
(b) Tim and Mrs. Meeker
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Tom Warrups

6. What does Sam plan to do after his enlistment is up in two months?
(a) Return to school
(b) Marry Betsy
(c) Re-enlist
(d) Come home

7. Which of the following does Tim not see which would indicate an altercation?
(a) Bloody clothes
(b) Many hoofprints
(c) Churned up mud
(d) A trail into the woods

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

9. According to Tim, Sam gets all the _________ while Tim gets all the work.
(a) Money
(b) Glory
(c) Travel
(d) Adventure

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

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

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

13. What happens on December 3, 1778?
(a) Sam and Betsy get married
(b) Mrs. Meeker dies
(c) The war is over
(d) Sam returns to Redding

14. Which of the following is not illegal to pray for now?
(a) The King
(b) Parliament
(c) Independence
(d) British soldiers

15. The lives and deaths of many of the characters, including Jerry Sanford and _________, were written here as they were recorded.
(a) Ned
(b) Maggie
(c) Paul
(d) Marcus

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?

2. Who is the General Sam serves under?

3. How many years after Sam's death does the war end?

4. Who does Mrs. Meeker speak to on Sam's behalf?

5. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?

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