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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 do the cow-boys think of what Tim has told them?
(a) It is a lie
(b) It is an ambush
(c) It is crazy talk
(d) It is the truth

2. How many years has Sam been dead?
(a) 47
(b) 15
(c) 31
(d) 22

3. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?
(a) He was a spy
(b) He gave food to the British
(c) He deserted his post
(d) He sold guns to the enemy

4. How many years after Sam's death does the war end?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

5. Tim eventually studies __________ and surveying.
(a) Blacksmithing
(b) Writing
(c) Calculating
(d) Painting

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Sam give Mrs. Meeker and Tim?

2. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?

3. Who is the General Sam serves under?

4. What does the wounded man say that the British soldiers were after?

5. What does Tim begin to resent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is an irony related to Sam's trial?

3. Describe Mother's state of mind at this point in the story.

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

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

6. How do the authors balance reality and fiction in this book?

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

8. What are Tim's personal frustrations as the war drags on and on?

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

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

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