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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. In what year does Tim write this story?

2. The Meeker family learns that General Putnam ______________________.

3. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?

4. According to the new Rebel laws, people can use ________________ as currency.

5. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after all the people have left the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Tim's personal frustrations as the war drags on and on?

2. What disturbing news do Mother and Tim receive in June of 1777?

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

4. What are the dire straits for people like Mother and Tim?

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

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

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

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

9. Explain why Tim feels trapped in an impossible situation.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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