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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. Who arrives in Redding on April 26, 1777?
(a) Mr. Burr
(b) Sam
(c) Mr. Meeker
(d) The British soldiers

2. Mrs. Meeker believes that her husband is ________________.
(a) Still alive
(b) Dead
(c) Wounded
(d) A prisoner

3. How many years after Sam's death does the war end?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

4. Who is hanged before Sam is killed?
(a) Clayton MacKenzie, the newspaper editor
(b) Edward Jones, the butcher
(c) Hank Miller, the blacksmith
(d) Ambrose Barton, a lawyer

5. According to the new Rebel laws, people can use ________________ as currency.
(a) Livestock
(b) Property
(c) Commissary notes
(d) Bonds

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cows do Mrs. Meeker and Tim have to sell?

2. Where is Tim hit with a musket ball as he runs away?

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

4. Tim eventually studies __________ and surveying.

5. How did General Putnam react to Mrs. Meeker's story about the cattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that makes Tim feel he is no longer a Tory?

2. Explain why Tim feels trapped in an impossible situation.

3. In what context do the authors want the reader to view the events of the Revolutionary War?

4. What are Tim's personal frustrations as the war drags on and on?

5. How does Sam respond to Mother's pleas that Sam return home?

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

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

8. What is General Putnam's final decision regarding clemency for Sam?

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

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

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