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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following does not portray war in this book?
(a) Glory
(b) Suffering
(c) Sacrifices
(d) Struggle
2. How many years after Sam's death does the war end?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1
3. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.
(a) Meeker
(b) McMecham
(c) Wright
(d) Stafford
4. What does Tim begin to resent?
(a) Being a Loyalist
(b) Not going to war
(c) Not being able to travel
(d) Working at the tavern
5. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after the war?
(a) Go to Florida
(b) Re-build the tavern
(c) Move to Pennsylvania
(d) Move to California
6. How does Tim feel after Sam leaves?
(a) Disappointed
(b) Pleased
(c) Outraged
(d) Angry
7. Who runs the tavern now that Mr. Meeker is gone?
(a) Sam
(b) Tim and Mrs. Meeker
(c) Mr. Beach
(d) Tom Warrups
8. Instead of going to the tavern, where do a few of the British soldiers go?
(a) The Anglican Church
(b) Mr. Heron's house
(c) The Episcopal Church
(d) The meetinghouse
9. The Meeker family learns that General Putnam ______________________.
(a) Has left the encampment
(b) Has granted clemency
(c) Has refused clemency
(d) Has been killed
10. Why is Tim rude to General Parsons when he visits him again?
(a) He insults Tim
(b) He knows Sam is innocent
(c) He does not want to talk to Tim
(d) He approved Sam's execution sentence
11. Why does Mr. Meeker ride ahead on the trip back home?
(a) To look for cow-boys
(b) To clear a path
(c) To light the way
(d) To check the roads
12. Who is Colonel Read?
(a) A Patriot officer
(b) A Patriot opposed to the war
(c) A Tory officer
(d) A British officer
13. What does Tim think has happened to his father?
(a) He has taken a shortcut
(b) The cow-boys have ambushed him
(c) He has fallen off his horse and is lost
(d) He has been disoriented in the snow
14. What does Tim realize now that his father is gone?
(a) He needs a gun
(b) He needs his guidance
(c) He misses their talks
(d) He is the man of the house
15. Why does Tim go to Sam's execution?
(a) He hopes for an appeal
(b) He plans to rescue him
(c) He knows Sam would want someone there
(d) He needs to see it to believe it
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Meeker shove at Captain Betts for trying to involve Tim in the war?
2. Who is hanged before Sam is killed?
3. Who tries to come up with some escape plans for Sam?
4. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?
5. What scares the cow-boys away?
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