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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. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?

3. Which of the following does not describe Tim as he waits for his father at the wagon?

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

5. As Tim approaches the stockade, he __________________ and throws the bayonet over the wall.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Tim's philosophies on his country and the war that took so much from his family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are Tim's options when faced with the critical decision after his father disappears?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 1 opens with a pounding rain that sounds like drums foreshadowing the coming of war. Explain foreshadowing. Why is this example considered to be foreshadowing? Can you cite two other examples of foreshadowing in the book?

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