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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Betsy tell Sam she is going?
(a) Horseneck
(b) Groton
(c) Darien
(d) Hartford

2. Who is Tim supposed to deliver a message to?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) Mr. Jefferson
(c) Mr. Adams
(d) Mr. Franklin

3. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker does his trading?
(a) Watches fishermen on the dock
(b) Makes some new friends
(c) Buys some candy
(d) Walks through the town

4. Where does Tim put the letter as he heads out?
(a) In his shirt
(b) In a satchel
(c) In a duffel bag
(d) In his pants

5. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?
(a) Mr. Sanford
(b) Mr. Read
(c) Mr. Heron
(d) Mr. Beach

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Meeker want to avoid this town?

2. Mr. Meeker feels it is not worth going to war for ________________.

3. Who does Tim try to avoid by the end of summer?

4. What is the name of Mr. Meeker's newspaper?

5. Why does Mr. Meeker tell Tim to stay away from Mr. Heron?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to uncertainty, how is powerlessness an important element in what the people of Redding are experiencing?

2. What is the significance of obedience in the novel?

3. What is Tim's position regarding Sam's taking Father's gun?

4. Explain the uncertainty of war experienced by the people in Redding.

5. How is Tim showing more maturity than Sam at this point in the story?

6. How does the author show that Tim is growing up?

7. Why does Tim want to work for Mr. Heron?

8. How involved in the war is Redding in the summer of 1775?

9. What is the religious split in Redding?

10. What are the arguments and sides that people are taking regarding England?

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