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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Tim go to for help for Sam?
(a) General Parsons
(b) General Greene
(c) General Putnam
(d) General Arnold
2. In addition to his chores, Sam also has to __________________.
(a) Butcher the cattle
(b) Go to school
(c) Clean the guns
(d) Plow the field
3. What is it about Sam that Tim still cannot figure out?
(a) What Sam is fighting for
(b) Why he and his father fought
(c) Why he likes Becky Read
(d) Why he won't come home
4. What happened to Jerry Sanford?
(a) He moved to California
(b) He died on a prison ship
(c) He died in battle
(d) He became a British soldier
5. Tim eventually studies __________ and surveying.
(a) Writing
(b) Blacksmithing
(c) Calculating
(d) Painting
6. What is the outcome of Sam's trial?
(a) He is to be executed
(b) He is sent to a prison camp
(c) He is exonerated
(d) He is sentenced to hard labor
7. Who tries to come up with some escape plans for Sam?
(a) Tom Warrups
(b) Tim and Betsy
(c) Mrs. Meeker
(d) Mr. Beach
8. What do Mrs. Meeker and Tim do after all the people have left the tavern?
(a) Hide
(b) Bolt the door
(c) Pray
(d) Pack their clothes
9. How did General Putnam react to Mrs. Meeker's story about the cattle?
(a) He will release Sam immediately
(b) He will make the case his priority
(c) He did not care about it
(d) He was sorry to have created a problem for her
10. What news do Mrs. Meeker and Tim receive in June of 1777?
(a) Mr. Meeker is dead
(b) Sam has returned
(c) Sam is dead
(d) The war is over
11. What does Tim take with him to try to rescue Sam?
(a) Soldiers
(b) A bayonet
(c) A knife
(d) A rifle
12. Who is Tim sent to bring back to the tavern?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) Sam
(c) Dr. Hobart
(d) Mr. Beach
13. There really was a ____________ family in Redding.
(a) Wright
(b) Meeker
(c) McMecham
(d) Stafford
14. What would Mr. Meeker and Tim do if they see cow-boys?
(a) Attack
(b) Shoot
(c) Scream
(d) Hide
15. How does Tim feel after Sam leaves?
(a) Outraged
(b) Disappointed
(c) Pleased
(d) Angry
Short Answer Questions
1. Who later arrives at the tavern to discuss the war?
2. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?
3. Why did the authors use modern language for the story?
4. Who runs the tavern now that Mr. Meeker is gone?
5. How many years after Sam's death does the war end?
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