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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 town will the person in #65 be found?

2. What is the Anglican Church?

3. Who is Tom Warrups?

4. Who is the cousin that Tim meets?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the author characterize Sam?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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