Main Idea
Place the following events in the correct order. A. Sam comes home with General Arnold's army. B. Tim moves to Pennsylvania. C. Mother refuses to let Tim help Captain Betts. D. Father acknowledges that he is proud of Sam.
C, D, A, B
What did the Tim find out in June 1777?
He found out Father was dead.
Why did the author include the description of Ned's beheading?
He included the beheading to show the ruthlessness and violence of the British army.
What was the reason Father threw Sam out of the house?
Sam wanted to join the war on the Rebel side and Father thought war accomplished nothing.
What does the word "desertion", mean?
an act of leaving military service or duty without the intention of returning.
Summarize the events that lead up to Tim coming home alone from Verplancks Point.
Father and Tim get caught in a snowstorm, Father goes ahead to make sure the cowboys are not on the road, he disappears. Tim decides not to risk going after Father, he fools the cowboys into believing that an escort is coming and Tim comes home safely.
What advantage did the two soldiers have over Sam during the court-martial?
They both told the same story and the General wanted to make an example of someone.
What does the authors mean when they say that, "In war the dead pay the debts for the living."
Wars causes people to die and the future generation will enjoy the benefits of their sacrifice.
What might have happened to Tim if he had followed Captain Betts' orders?
He would gotten involved in the war and could have been shot or taken hostage like Jerry Sanford.
What does the author mean when Sam says, "some men are unscrupulous by nature?"
Sam means that some men are naturally without a sense of right or wrong.
What happened between the time Sam came home for the gun and his visit three years later.
Father has disappeared and Tim and Mother has to take control of running the tavern.
What was the purpose of Tim's failure to save Sam at the end of the novel and wounding himself in the process?
To demonstrate that war is senseless and does more harm than good.
What did the authors say about war?
War is unnecessary and conflict shoulld be solved in other ways
How does Tim's character differ from the first chapter to the end of the book?
Tim becomes less timid and is more confident and mature as the book continues.
When Mrs. Meeker says she has "a terrible foreboding," what does she mean?
She needs that she has a feeling that something terrible will happen to Sam
What lesson was taught by Sam's execution?
War is not a game, and many innocent people die due to war.
What happened between Father and the Patriots at the tavern?
They wanted to disarm tories by demanding the Brown Bess and slashed Father's cheek.
How is Father's encounter with the cowboys going to Verplancks Points similar and different from his encounter with the Rebel soldiers at the tavern?
He was wounded in both encounters and both groups were on the Rebel side. However, he escaped the cowboys with the help of Loyalists at Verplancks.
"General Putnam has refused our plea for clemency." What does the phrase reveal about the General's personality?
The General is strict and determined to assert his power.
What facts can be gathered from General Putnam's determination to execute people found stealing or deserting?
There has been many instance of people deserting the army, troops are getting restless and the people of Redding are hostile to the troops.
Explain why Tim said, "I didn't feel much like being a Tory anymore."
He had just witnessed Ned being executed, Jerry Sanford being kidnapped and the messenger being shot passed over.
Which statement would the author most likely agree with, "I think it (war) will be worth it despite the death and destruction." "There are always injustices, that's the way of God's world. But you never get rid of injustices by fighting."
The second statement because the author spends the entire novel showing how unfair the war is and how "it turns men into beasts."
Although they are on opposite sides, the Tories and Patriot soldiers are alike many ways. Give two ways that they are both similar.
They both are ruthless, the soldiers both suffer during the war.
Name a word whose prefix means the same as the prefix in the word, "depreciation."
deduction, decrease