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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. What does the person in #68 think Tim is carrying?
(a) A letter to a girlfriend
(b) A letter from Sam
(c) A letter from Mrs. Meeker
(d) A letter for Sam

2. How do the Platts feel about Sam's joining the Rebels?
(a) Proud
(b) Upset
(c) Happy
(d) Disappointed

3. According to Mr. Platt, thievery and _____________ have taken over their county.
(a) Hostility
(b) Spying
(c) Secrecy
(d) Hangings

4. Who is the cousin that Tim meets?
(a) Ezrah
(b) Ezekiel
(c) Ebenezer
(d) Elijah

5. With whom does Tim find time to play with after his chores?
(a) Jerry Sanford
(b) Jacob Sanford
(c) Jacob Beach
(d) Tom Warrup

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sam stolen from the family home?

2. What town does Mr. Meeker hope to avoid on the return trip?

3. Which of the following is not one of Tim's chores at the tavern?

4. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

5. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so mysterious about Mr. Heron?

2. How is the author showing how Tim is more like Sam than he might want to think?

3. How does Tim feel about going on the trip with Father?

4. What is the religious split in Redding?

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

6. What web of lies is Tim weaving related to working for Mr. Heron?

7. What is Father's position about Sam's wanting to go to war?

8. How is life in Redding a false sense of normalcy during this period?

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

10. How does the threat of war finally arrive in Redding?

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