4. What scares the cow-boys away?
(a) A dog barking in the distance
(b) The approach of Rebels
(c) Gun shots from the woods
(d) The approach of Loyalists

5. What does Mrs. Meeker claim about Continental soldiers?
(a) She wishes she could give them meals
(b) She will never serve another one again
(c) She hopes they rot in hell
(d) She thinks they are very brave

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

7. What does Tim begin to resent?
(a) Being a Loyalist
(b) Working at the tavern
(c) Not going to war
(d) Not being able to travel

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

9. Mrs. Meeker believes that her husband is ________________.
(a) Dead
(b) Wounded
(c) Still alive
(d) A prisoner

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

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

12. Who does Tim go to for help for Sam?
(a) General Parsons
(b) General Greene
(c) General Arnold
(d) General Putnam

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

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

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