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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam want to do instead of return to school?
(a) Go to war
(b) Become a surveyor
(c) Buy a farm
(d) Get married

2. Who is the minister for the Meeker family?
(a) Mr. Beach
(b) Mr. Bacon
(c) Mr. Brown
(d) Mr. Beacon

3. What has Sam stolen from the family home?
(a) Legal papers
(b) A gun
(c) Money
(d) Food

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

5. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Mr. Meeker
(b) Mrs. Meeker
(c) Sam Meeker
(d) Tim Meeker

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of business do the Meekers operate?

2. Other than his sudden arrival, what surprises Sam's family?

3. Who is Tom Warrups?

4. What will happen to Sam if the soldiers see him at the tavern?

5. Why do the soldiers not believe that Sam took the family gun to join the Rebels?

(see the answer key)

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