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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 Tim do in secret that he knows his father would not approve of?

2. What does Sam want to do instead of return to school?

3. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?

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

5. Mrs. Meeker says that Mr. Meeker and Sam are very ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the conversation between Tim and Ezekiel?

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

3. What are two situations that foreshadow upcoming events?

4. What is so mysterious about Mr. Heron?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Tim want to work for Mr. Heron?

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

Explain the irony of Father's name (Life). Be sure to address his untimely death and the fact that he could not alter his way of life to adapt to the changing world around him.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of religion in the American Revolution? Who were the Anglicans? Who were the Presbyterians? What political significance did the Anglican Church have in America?

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