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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 runs the tavern now that Mr. Meeker is gone?

2. What does Mrs. Meeker talk to Colonel Read about?

3. How many years has Sam been dead?

4. Who is Colonel Read?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the novel. Be sure to include major locations, dates and places in your description and be as thorough as possible.

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

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?

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