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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day will Sam be executed?
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Friday
(d) Monday

2. Which of the following does not portray war in this book?
(a) Struggle
(b) Glory
(c) Sacrifices
(d) Suffering

3. What is the outcome of Sam's trial?
(a) He is sent to a prison camp
(b) He is exonerated
(c) He is to be executed
(d) He is sentenced to hard labor

4. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?
(a) He sold guns to the enemy
(b) He deserted his post
(c) He gave food to the British
(d) He was a spy

5. What does Tim do when Mr. Meeker has been gone too long?
(a) He drives the wagon forward
(b) He leaves the wagon and runs ahead to look for him
(c) He turns the wagon back toward town
(d) He leaves the wagon and hides in the woods

6. Which of the following does not describe Tim as he waits for his father at the wagon?
(a) He whistles
(b) He looks for places to hide
(c) He checks behind him to look for the cow-boys
(d) He does not like being alone

7. Which of the following does Tim not see which would indicate an altercation?
(a) Bloody clothes
(b) Many hoofprints
(c) A trail into the woods
(d) Churned up mud

8. How many years has Sam been dead?
(a) 47
(b) 31
(c) 15
(d) 22

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

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

11. What does Tim take with him to try to rescue Sam?
(a) A bayonet
(b) Soldiers
(c) A knife
(d) A rifle

12. What does Tim tell Mrs. Meeker to get her to go to the barn?
(a) A wounded man is inside
(b) The cow is hurt
(c) Mr. Meeker has come home
(d) A fire has started

13. Which of the following things has not worn down Mrs. Meeker's spirit?
(a) Hunger
(b) Mr. Meeker's death
(c) Taking in sewing
(d) Sam's arrest

14. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.
(a) Wright
(b) Meeker
(c) McMecham
(d) Stafford

15. The setting, _____________, and events in this story are true.
(a) Two of the characters
(b) Many of the characters
(c) All of the characters
(d) None of the characters

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tim begin to resent?

2. How does Tim distract himself while waiting?

3. Who is the General Sam serves under?

4. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?

5. Instead of going to the tavern, where do a few of the British soldiers go?

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