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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Meekers do not talk about _________.
(a) Sam
(b) Music
(c) Boats
(d) Art
2. What will happen to Sam if the soldiers see him at the tavern?
(a) He will be deported
(b) He will be hanged for deserting
(c) He will be shot at sunrise
(d) He will have to switch companies
3. What town will the person in #65 be found?
(a) Fairfield
(b) Hartford
(c) Darien
(d) Redding
4. Where does Tim put the letter as he heads out?
(a) In a satchel
(b) In his shirt
(c) In his pants
(d) In a duffel bag
5. Why is Betsy making this trip?
(a) To register for a new school
(b) To see her grandmother
(c) To see Sam
(d) To buy some dress material
6. What has Sam stolen from the family home?
(a) Money
(b) Food
(c) A gun
(d) Legal papers
7. What does Tim try hard not to think about?
(a) That the war will come to their town
(b) That Sam is a prisoner of war
(c) That Sam is dead
(d) That he will have to fight soon
8. Mr. Meeker feels it is not worth going to war for ________________.
(a) Any reason
(b) Ungrateful people
(c) A few taxes
(d) At least another year
9. When Mr. Meeker does not give up the gun, what does the soldier do?
(a) Shoots him
(b) Cuts off his thumbs
(c) Stabs him
(d) Cuts his face with a sword
10. What does war mean for Tim?
(a) No more chores
(b) Going to church more often
(c) Time off from school
(d) Far-off battles
11. What does Tim do after taking the gun from Sam?
(a) Starts to run toward home
(b) Throws it in the river
(c) Cleans it
(d) Shoots a warning shot
12. Who is the younger boy from church who talks to Tim about Sam's fight with their father?
(a) James Sanford
(b) Jerry Beach
(c) Jerry Sanford
(d) Jacob Sanford
13. Who is the Captain of Sam's company?
(a) George Washington
(b) George Custer
(c) John Adams
(d) Benedict Arnold
14. Why is Tim so intent on delivering messages for Mr. Heron?
(a) He wants to travel
(b) He wants to be a good neighbor
(c) He wants to defy his father
(d) He wants some glory from the war
15. The town of Redding is divided into how many parts?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 6
Short Answer Questions
1. Who offers to take Tim on as a surveying apprentice?
2. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?
3. What does Tim take with him the next morning to Mr. Heron's house?
4. Who does Tim encounter on the road?
5. What does Tim do in secret that he knows his father would not approve of?
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