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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. Which of the following items to be sold in the tavern will Mr. Meeker not purchase on the trip?

2. Who is the younger boy from church who talks to Tim about Sam's fight with their father?

3. What does the person in #68 think Tim is carrying?

4. Mr. Meeker tells Tim that children caught up in the war could be killed or ______________________.

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the religious split in Redding?

3. How does the author show that Tim is growing up?

4. In addition to uncertainty, how is powerlessness an important element in what the people of Redding are experiencing?

5. Why does Tim go ahead with his plans to work for Mr. Heron in spite of his father's objections?

6. How has the war taken a toll on the security of ordinary people during this time?

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

8. How does the threat of war finally arrive in Redding?

9. What is the difficult decision that Father must make in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Sam's sudden appearance at the Meeker Tavern so unsettling? Where is Sam supposed to be? How is he dressed? What is his demeanor?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of Tim Meeker. What are his motivations and convictions? What are his character flaws? In what ways is he heroic?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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