Characters
Who left college to fight with the Patriots?
Sam Meeker?
Bonus: What college?
What job did Tim do for Mr. Heron?
Bonus: What lie did he tell his father?
Deliver letters to Aaron Burr
Fishing with Jerry
Sam wants Tim to help by doing what?
Being a spy and listening in the tavern to customers
Why did they travel to Verplancks Point?
To sell cattle and get supplies for the tavern
Colonel Benedict Arnold was the leader of this army.
Patriots
We learned in the epilogue that Tim left Redding because....
Because of Sam's execution
Why was Sam arrested?
Stealing cattle
Who were the cousins they stayed with on their trips to Verplancks Point?
Platts
After the war what does Tim do?
Became a successful businessman
What was Sam's life like as a soldier?
Little food and clothing, very difficult
How did Life feel about traveling to Verplancks Point?
Uncomfortable and worried about the cowboys and lawlessness in those parts
Sam's girlfriend
Betsy Read
Define irony.
Bonus: Give an example from the book.
When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.
What advice did Sam give to Tim about the cattle?
To butcher the cattle and hide the meat
Why did Tim travel with his dad to Verplancks Point this time?
Because Sam wasn't around
Define Epilogue
Conclusion of the book
Author writes it to bring closure to the book
How did Sam die?
Shot by the patriots for being a cattle thief
What happens to Life Meeker on trip home from Verplancks Point?
Captured put on British prison ship