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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Sam give Mrs. Meeker and Tim?
(a) Send Tim to Yale
(b) Slaughter the cattle and hide the meat
(c) Move to a state further west
(d) Sell the tavern

2. What does Tim think about Sam's being taken away as a cattle thief?
(a) It is a death sentence for Sam
(b) It is a misunderstanding and easy to straighten out
(c) Sam will need a good lawyer
(d) Sam is guilty of the crime

3. Who is the General Sam serves under?
(a) General Greene
(b) General Putnam
(c) General Hall
(d) General Billington

4. Which of the following does Tim think his father would not expect of him?
(a) To get the wagon load of goods back home
(b) To realize his father will escape on his own
(c) To do the responsible thing and continue onward
(d) To follow the trail into the woods

5. Why will Mr. Meeker not allow Mrs. Meeker to write letters to Sam?
(a) Ink costs too much
(b) Sam needs to be taught a lesson
(c) Paper is scarce
(d) They might be intercepted

Short Answer Questions

1. The town of Redding is divided into how many parts?

2. What happened to Jerry Sanford?

3. Mr. Meeker tells Tim that children caught up in the war could be killed or ______________________.

4. With whom does Tim find time to play with after his chores?

5. Mrs. Meeker says that Mr. Meeker and Sam are very ______________.

(see the answer key)

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