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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. Who is hanged before Sam is killed?
(a) Edward Jones, the butcher
(b) Ambrose Barton, a lawyer
(c) Hank Miller, the blacksmith
(d) Clayton MacKenzie, the newspaper editor

2. What is the name of the real life 17-year-old soldier who was killed?
(a) Patrick Henry
(b) John Smith
(c) Nathaniel Greene
(d) Benedict Arnold

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

4. Who arrives in Redding on April 26, 1777?
(a) Mr. Meeker
(b) The British soldiers
(c) Sam
(d) Mr. Burr

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.

2. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?

3. Mrs. Meeker believes that her husband is ________________.

4. Where does Mrs. Meeker refuse to go on Sunday?

5. Who later arrives at the tavern to discuss the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what context do the authors want the reader to view the events of the Revolutionary War?

2. Explain how reason seems to have been suspended due to the war.

3. Explain Tim's philosophies on his country and the war that took so much from his family.

4. Describe the reunion of Sam, Tim and Mother.

5. Why does Tim begin to resent his new life?

6. What happens that makes Tim feel he is no longer a Tory?

7. What is General Putnam's final decision regarding clemency for Sam?

8. How has Mother evolved in the story to this point?

9. What are Tim's options when faced with the critical decision after his father disappears?

10. What are Tim and Mother's attempts to free Sam from his imprisonment?

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