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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. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

2. What is becoming hard to find in Redding?

3. Who is the cousin that Tim meets?

4. What nickname does Sam call the British soldiers?

5. How does Betsy signal to Tim that Sam has returned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the author show the close bond between Tim and Sam even during this time of conflict?

6. How does the author use religion as a theme in this book?

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

8. How does Tim feel about going on the trip with Father?

9. How is the author showing how Tim is more like Sam than he might want to think?

10. What are the arguments and sides that people are taking regarding England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the position of the Loyalists in Colonial America. Define the position of the Patriots in Colonial America. Now, compare and contrast the two positions and how their objectives were similar and how they were different.

Essay Topic 2

As the war wages on, Tim becomes less enamored of the glory he had hoped to have one day and focuses on the reality of surviving. Explain why Tim's efforts at home were just as noble as Sam's in the field.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Father means when he says, "In war the dead pay the debts for the living." Cite examples to support your explanation.

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