Patriots and Loyalists
The Peaceful Folk of Redding
The Road to Verplancks Point
Traitors!
The Glory of War?
100
This is what Timmy tells his father he is going to do when really he is going to deliver a secret letter.
What is fishing for shad.
100
Sam stays in this person's place the second time he returns to Redding.
Who is Tom Warrups
100
True or False: Ezekiel Platt is the merchant Father sells his cattle to.
What is false. Ezekiel is Tim's cousin.
100
He was the commanding officer of Sam's company of soldiers.
Who is Benedict Arnold
100
Sam says he wins these when he makes a good argument during a debate at Yale.
What is a telling point.
200
A soldier might attach this sharp object to the end of his rifle
What is a bayonet
200
This is another word for laziness
What is sloth
200
If you need some fish, you might employ this technique, which uses a weighted net
What is seining
200
Be careful: if you decide to start a revolt against Mr. Eliot, you could be accused of this
What is sedition
200
They claimed to be Patriots, but really they were just a bunch of cattle thieves
What is a cow-boy
300
Who said, "Drink and not pay for it. That's the rule with soldiers."
Who is Mother.
300
This is the side Tim tells his cousin he would fight on if he joined the war.
What is the Loyalist side.
300
Who thinks to themselves, "It felt good to be free of the animals. I had nothing to worry about for a while and that was nice."
Who is Tim
300
This ambiguous person asked Timmy to deliver a letter for him.
Who is Mr. Heron
300
This event is the climax of the book.
What is when Sam is arrested as a cattle thief.
400
He said, "I'm interested in making a living, not fighting a war."
Who is Father.
400
This is the central problem for Tim during the course of the story.
What is which side of the war he will join.
400
In what year does Father die? 1775, 1776, or 1777.
What is 1777.
400
He said, "You kill redcoats the way you butcher pigs."
Who is Sam.
400
This is the person Betsy Read tells Tim and his mother that "They put him on a prison ship and he got sick and died in three weeks."
Who is Jerry Sanford
500
In what two ways are Father and Sam similar as characters?
What is they are both stubborn, head-strong, both fought in was as young men, both were disillusioned by the horrors of war, etc.
500
Colonel Parsons believes Tim that Sam is innocent of stealing cattle. But why does he tell Tim that General Putnam will still hang him?
Because the General needs to make an example to his men to keep them in line and keep the people on his side.
500
Tell where Tim and Mother moved after the war, and name TWO businesses Tim started.
What is Pennsylvania. Tim started a tavern, built a saw mill, then a store, bought and sold land, and founded a bank.
500
Which of these characters were based on REAL people: Tim Meeker, Mr. Heron, Betsy Read, Ned, Jerry Sanford.
What is all of them EXCEPT Tim Meeker and Betsy Read.
500
Who does Tim blame for Father's death?
He partly blames Sam, the Patriots, and the British.
M
e
n
u