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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 would Mr. Meeker and Tim do if they see cow-boys?
(a) Hide
(b) Shoot
(c) Attack
(d) Scream

2. The Meeker family learns that General Putnam ______________________.
(a) Has refused clemency
(b) Has been killed
(c) Has left the encampment
(d) Has granted clemency

3. What does Captain Betts order Tim to do?
(a) Water the horses
(b) Ring the church bells
(c) Boil some water
(d) Pour some beer

4. Which of the following does not portray war in this book?
(a) Suffering
(b) Glory
(c) Sacrifices
(d) Struggle

5. What does Tim think has happened to his father?
(a) He has been disoriented in the snow
(b) He has taken a shortcut
(c) The cow-boys have ambushed him
(d) He has fallen off his horse and is lost

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tim go to Sam's execution?

2. Which of the following does Tim think his father would not expect of him?

3. Who arrives in Redding on April 26, 1777?

4. Who does Tim go to for help for Sam?

5. What does Tim realize now that his father is gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tim exhibit that he has the qualities to become the man of the house?

4. What effort did Sam make to try to save Father after he heard about his capture?

5. How does Tim exhibit the same planning capabilities as his father?

6. What impact has the war had on Mother as seen through Tim's eyes?

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

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

9. What is Tim's overwhelming sense of futility related to the war?

10. Why is this chapter so graphic in its description and abrupt end?

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