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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sam plan to do after his enlistment is up in two months?
(a) Return to school
(b) Come home
(c) Re-enlist
(d) Marry Betsy

3. What does Sam say about Mr. Meeker?
(a) Mr. Meeker is going to be tried as a traitor
(b) Mr. Meeker was hanged without a trial
(c) It serves him right for being so mean to Sam
(d) He tried to help but could not even find out where he is

4. As Tim approaches the stockade, he __________________ and throws the bayonet over the wall.
(a) Screams at the top of his lungs
(b) Calls out Sam's name
(c) Slips stealthily closer
(d) Runs as fast as he can

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of Sam's trial?

2. Why does Sam appear to be in trouble that cannot be mitigated?

3. What is it about Sam that Tim still cannot figure out?

4. Of what did Mr. Meeker die?

5. What does Tim realize now that his father is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mother's state of mind at this point in the story.

2. What is an irony related to Sam's trial?

3. What are Tim's options when faced with the critical decision after his father disappears?

4. Why does Tim begin to resent his new life?

5. What are the dire straits for people like Mother and Tim?

6. What disturbing news do Mother and Tim receive in June of 1777?

7. In what ways do people show courage other than actually fighting in the war?

8. What is Tim's overwhelming sense of futility related to the war?

9. How do the authors balance reality and fiction in this book?

10. What effort did Sam make to try to save Father after he heard about his capture?

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