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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Meeker tell Tim to stay away from Mr. Heron?
(a) He is a thief
(b) He is a bad influence
(c) He is involved in the war somehow
(d) He is an atheist

2. What does war mean for Tim?
(a) Far-off battles
(b) Time off from school
(c) No more chores
(d) Going to church more often

3. What does Tim try hard not to think about?
(a) That Sam is dead
(b) That he will have to fight soon
(c) That Sam is a prisoner of war
(d) That the war will come to their town

4. What town does Mr. Meeker hope to avoid on the return trip?
(a) Groton
(b) Millersville
(c) Ridgebury
(d) Hartford

5. Who is the younger boy from church who talks to Tim about Sam's fight with their father?
(a) Jerry Sanford
(b) Jacob Sanford
(c) Jerry Beach
(d) James Sanford

6. What does Mrs. Meeker often tell Betsy?
(a) "Waste not, want not."
(b) "A penny saved is a penny earned."
(c) "Early to bed, early to rise."
(d) "Idle hands make the Devil's work."

7. What do the men accuse Mr. Meeker of being?
(a) A spy
(b) A Rebel
(c) A Tory
(d) An atheist

8. How long has Sam Meeker been away from home?
(a) Since summer
(b) Four years
(c) Since Christmas
(d) Five years

9. Mr. Meeker tells Tim that children caught up in the war could be killed or ______________________.
(a) Maimed
(b) Put in prisoner of war camps
(c) Shipped off on prison ships
(d) Forced to fight

10. Why is Betsy making this trip?
(a) To see Sam
(b) To register for a new school
(c) To see her grandmother
(d) To buy some dress material

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

12. What town will the person in #65 be found?
(a) Fairfield
(b) Darien
(c) Hartford
(d) Redding

13. Why do the soldiers not believe that Sam took the family gun to join the Rebels?
(a) Because Mr. Meeker has a reputation for lying
(b) Because Redding is filled with Tories
(c) Because they do not have him in their registry
(d) Because Sam is too young to fight

14. Who does Tim try to avoid by the end of summer?
(a) Betsy Read
(b) Mr. Meeker
(c) Mr. Heron
(d) Mr. Beach

15. Who does Tim see approach the Meeker tavern?
(a) 20 rebel soldiers
(b) Tom Warrups
(c) 20 Tories
(d) Sam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the cousin that Tim meets?

2. Which of the following is not one of the conditions on the morning Mr. Meeker and Tim set off on their trip?

3. Who is Tim supposed to deliver a message to?

4. Who is the minister for the Meeker family?

5. Sam believes that people should be ready to die for _____________________.

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