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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 Colonel Read?
(a) A Patriot officer
(b) A Patriot opposed to the war
(c) A Tory officer
(d) A British officer
2. Mrs. Meeker believes that her husband is ________________.
(a) Wounded
(b) Still alive
(c) Dead
(d) A prisoner
3. Why is it good that Tim's wound is superficial?
(a) His mother would not survive if he were wounded
(b) Dr. Hobart can't come to the tavern tonight
(c) No one can prove he was at the stockade
(d) Penicillin had not been invented yet
4. Who is the General Sam serves under?
(a) General Greene
(b) General Billington
(c) General Putnam
(d) General Hall
5. Why does Mr. Meeker ride ahead on the trip back home?
(a) To light the way
(b) To clear a path
(c) To look for cow-boys
(d) To check the roads
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?
2. How did General Putnam react to Mrs. Meeker's story about the cattle?
3. The Meeker family learns that General Putnam ______________________.
4. What does Tim realize now that his father is gone?
5. As Tim approaches the stockade, he __________________ and throws the bayonet over the wall.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mother's state of mind at this point in the story.
2. Why is this chapter so graphic in its description and abrupt end?
3. How does Tim exhibit that he has the qualities to become the man of the house?
4. Characterize the demeanor and outlooks of the soldiers at this point in the war.
5. How does Sam respond to Mother's pleas that Sam return home?
6. What is an irony related to Sam's trial?
7. What are Tim and Mother's attempts to free Sam from his imprisonment?
8. What disturbing news do Mother and Tim receive in June of 1777?
9. What are the dire straits for people like Mother and Tim?
10. What effort did Sam make to try to save Father after he heard about his capture?
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