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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. Where is Tim hit with a musket ball as he runs away?

2. Who runs the tavern now that Mr. Meeker is gone?

3. Who tries to come up with some escape plans for Sam?

4. What does Mrs. Meeker claim about Continental soldiers?

5. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tim begin to resent his new life?

2. What is General Putnam's final decision regarding clemency for Sam?

3. What happens to Tim and Mother after the war is over?

4. What are Tim and Mother's attempts to free Sam from his imprisonment?

5. In what ways do people show courage other than actually fighting in the war?

6. How does Sam respond to Mother's pleas that Sam return home?

7. Why is this chapter so graphic in its description and abrupt end?

8. Explain how reason seems to have been suspended due to the war.

9. Describe Mother's state of mind at this point in the story.

10. Characterize the demeanor and outlooks of the soldiers at this point in the war.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life of the Meeker family at the beginning of the book. Include their occupation, their home life and family members. How do these elements evolve as the story progresses to the end?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of Tim's trip to Verplancks Point with his father? What does he encounter? What decisions is he forced to make? How is this another turning point for Tim?

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