View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than his sudden arrival, what surprises Sam's family?
(a) His weight
(b) His new wife
(c) His haircut
(d) His scarlet uniform

2. What has Sam come home to get?
(a) Shoes
(b) Clothing
(c) Brown Bess
(d) Money

3. The town of Redding is divided into how many parts?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 5

4. What nickname does Sam call the British soldiers?
(a) Red Coats
(b) Idiots
(c) Surf n Turf
(d) Lobsterbacks

5. What unfamiliar sound disturbs Tim?
(a) His father's weeping
(b) His mother's wheezing
(c) The cows' grunts
(d) Sam's screams

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Sam Meeker been away from home?

2. What type of business do the Meekers operate?

3. Who is the younger boy from church who talks to Tim about Sam's fight with their father?

4. What does war mean for Tim?

5. What does Tim try hard not to think about?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 181 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample