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

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

3. Who does Mrs. Meeker speak to on Sam's behalf?
(a) General Putnam
(b) General Billington
(c) General Cornwallis
(d) General Parsons

4. According to the new Rebel laws, people can use ________________ as currency.
(a) Commissary notes
(b) Livestock
(c) Property
(d) Bonds

5. What news do Mrs. Meeker and Tim receive in June of 1777?
(a) Sam has returned
(b) The war is over
(c) Mr. Meeker is dead
(d) Sam is dead

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after all the people have left the tavern?

2. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?

3. In what year does Tim write this story?

4. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?

5. Who does Tim find in the church where many of the soldiers are staying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Tim feels trapped in an impossible situation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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