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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Meeker buried?

2. Which of the following does Tim not see which would indicate an altercation?

3. Where had Mr. Meeker been sent after his capture?

4. Who is the General Sam serves under?

5. What decision does Tim make?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the reunion of Sam, Tim and Mother.

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

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

7. Explain how reason seems to have been suspended due to the war.

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

9. How has Mother evolved in the story to this point?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the position of the Loyalists in Colonial America. Define the position of the Patriots in Colonial America. Now, compare and contrast the two positions and how their objectives were similar and how they were different.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of the novel. Be sure to include major locations, dates and places in your description and be as thorough as possible.

Essay Topic 3

As the war wages on, Tim becomes less enamored of the glory he had hoped to have one day and focuses on the reality of surviving. Explain why Tim's efforts at home were just as noble as Sam's in the field.

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