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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. How does Tim feel after Sam leaves?
(a) Pleased
(b) Outraged
(c) Disappointed
(d) Angry

2. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.
(a) Stafford
(b) Wright
(c) Meeker
(d) McMecham

3. Who is Tim sent to bring back to the tavern?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) Sam
(c) Dr. Hobart
(d) Mr. Beach

4. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?
(a) It is easier to read what you're familiar with
(b) To make it a shorter book
(c) It is hard to tell how people talked in those days
(d) Words had different meanings in those days

5. What decision does Tim make?
(a) Return to the Platts' home
(b) Take the wagon home by himself
(c) Wait for the cow-boys to reappear
(d) Scout the area for his father

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tim, Sam gets all the _________ while Tim gets all the work.

2. How did General Putnam react to Mrs. Meeker's story about the cattle?

3. On what day will Sam be executed?

4. What does Mrs. Meeker shove at Captain Betts for trying to involve Tim in the war?

5. Where is Tim hit with a musket ball as he runs away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances surrounding Tim's transition from a child to an adult?

2. How does Sam respond to Mother's pleas that Sam return home?

3. What are the dire straits for people like Mother and Tim?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Tim and Mother after the war is over?

9. In what ways do people show courage other than actually fighting in the war?

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

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