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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 does Sam want to do instead of return to school?

2. Why does Tim say he needs the gun?

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

4. Where is Sam when Tim finds him?

5. Who is Tom Warrups?

Short Essay Questions

1. How involved in the war is Redding in the summer of 1775?

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

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

4. How does the author show the reality of war for Tim and Father in Chapter 7?

5. What web of lies is Tim weaving related to working for Mr. Heron?

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

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

8. What is so mysterious about Mr. Heron?

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

10. What is the religious split in Redding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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