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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do soldiers on both sides of the war now steal?

2. What has Sam come home to get?

3. What lie does Tim tell his father in order to meet with Mr. Heron?

4. What would make the trip easier for Mr. Meeker and Tim?

5. What is the Anglican Church?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is life in Redding a false sense of normalcy during this period?

2. Explain the nature of Tim's quandary regarding his position on the war.

3. How do Father and Tim interact now that Sam is gone?

4. What is the significance of obedience in the novel?

5. Explain Tim's mixed feelings about the trip to Verplancks Point.

6. How is Tim showing more maturity than Sam at this point in the story?

7. What are two situations that foreshadow upcoming events?

8. Explain the uncertainty of war experienced by the people in Redding.

9. What is the crisis point for Tim and what choice does he face regarding the gun?

10. Explain Tim's internal conflicts about Sam's disobedience.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam takes Brown Bess, Father's gun, which is an affront to the family on several levels. Describe the physical and psychological effect this one act of theft has on the Meeker family.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the maturity that Tim shows during Sam's last few days and then the execution. What does he do to show that he is truly a man now both physically and emotionally?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the personality similarities between Sam and Tim. How does each manage boy exhibit rebelliousness? Loyalty? Envy? Desire for glory?

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