View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tim take with him to try to rescue Sam?
(a) A rifle
(b) A bayonet
(c) Soldiers
(d) A knife

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

3. The setting, _____________, and events in this story are true.
(a) None of the characters
(b) All of the characters
(c) Many of the characters
(d) Two of the characters

4. Where is Mr. Meeker buried?
(a) Long Island Sound
(b) New York
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Maine

5. Which of the following does Tim think his father would not expect of him?
(a) To get the wagon load of goods back home
(b) To realize his father will escape on his own
(c) To follow the trail into the woods
(d) To do the responsible thing and continue onward

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim begin to resent?

2. What is it about Sam that Tim still cannot figure out?

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

4. What happens on December 3, 1778?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Characterize the demeanor and outlooks of the soldiers at this point in the war.

2. What disturbing news do Mother and Tim receive in June of 1777?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,197 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample