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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Meeker speak to on Sam's behalf?
(a) General Putnam
(b) General Billington
(c) General Parsons
(d) General Cornwallis

2. Why does Mr. Meeker ride ahead on the trip back home?
(a) To light the way
(b) To check the roads
(c) To clear a path
(d) To look for cow-boys

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

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

5. Where is Tim hit with a musket ball as he runs away?
(a) Back
(b) Shoulder
(c) Leg
(d) Neck

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

7. Who is the General Sam serves under?
(a) General Billington
(b) General Putnam
(c) General Greene
(d) General Hall

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

9. Who tries to come up with some escape plans for Sam?
(a) Tim and Betsy
(b) Mrs. Meeker
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Tom Warrups

10. Who is one of the people taken away by the British soldiers?
(a) Tim
(b) Jerry
(c) Sam
(d) Tom

11. How does Tim feel after Sam leaves?
(a) Pleased
(b) Outraged
(c) Angry
(d) Disappointed

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

13. How many cows do Mrs. Meeker and Tim have to sell?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 80
(d) 18

14. According to General Putnam, _________________ is not as important to him as winning the war.
(a) Going home
(b) Getting new uniforms
(c) Feeding the troops
(d) Who he executes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Tim approaches the stockade, he __________________ and throws the bayonet over the wall.

2. What is the outcome of Sam's trial?

3. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?

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

5. In what year does Tim write this story?

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