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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 is Tim's teacher?

2. Who does Tim go to for help for Sam?

3. According to General Putnam, _________________ is not as important to him as winning the war.

4. Which of the following things has not worn down Mrs. Meeker's spirit?

5. In addition to his chores, Sam also has to __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Tim feel he is no longer a Tory?

2. In what context do the authors want the reader to view the events of the Revolutionary War?

3. What is Tim's overwhelming sense of futility related to the war?

4. What effort did Sam make to try to save Father after he heard about his capture?

5. What impact has the war had on Mother as seen through Tim's eyes?

6. How has Mother evolved in the story to this point?

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

8. How do the authors balance reality and fiction in this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father cannot understand the need to go to war for a few taxes while Sam cannot understand his not wanting complete independence from England. Name some of the taxes and restrictions which precipitated the American Revolution and why the colonists rebelled against them.

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

Explain the irony of Sam's being arrested and eventually killed for being a cattle thief.

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