My Brother Sam is Dead Final Exam Review

The attack on Redding by the British Redcoats might best be summarized in the following manner:

As the reader watched Tim go through the struggles of growing up, they might learn

When Mr. Beach argued with Sam about loyalty, he refers to

When Tim was talking to Betsy on Fairfield Rd, the reader learned about Tim's character when he

What news had Sam brought home that so upset his family?

The climax of the plot, that moment of highest suspense that changes lives, occurred when

The most important way Redding was different from towns in England was that

After reading about the arguments between Sam and his father, the reader could conclude that

One of the major themes or lessons the authors want to teach in My Brother Sam is Dead is

".his footsteps, like a line across the fields and fences that divided them," What type of FL?

When General Wooster joined General Benedict Arnold for a glass of rum in Meekers’ tavern, Tim

"There was a commotion in the British ranks and a quick fusillade of shots," fusillade means

When Tim said, "The argument didn't have two sides, but six sides," the authors' purpose was to

When Tim watched the officers attack his father and mother, he finally understood that

"The one thing Putnam cannot do at this point is show clemency," clemency means

When Tim was stopped by the cow-boys, he saved himself by acting as if he thought

When Tim lied to his dad about helping Jerry Sanford with a log, Tim reveals to the reader that

When Tim described his chores, the authors were using details of the setting to show

"Others [cattle] were edging out into the pastures, looking for forage, " the word forage means

Parsons says that General must keep his troops in order no matter what, the reader infers that

Why did Tim say, "For the first time in my life I knew that Sam was wrong about something"?

As Tim watched the scene of the Continental officers beating on Life, he realized that

As Tim and his father returned to Redding with their load of goods for the tavern, Life decided

In June of 1777 Tim and his mother learned that Jerry Sanford and Life had something in common

In the plot line, the initiating event or inciting incident, occurred when

When Susannah said, "War turns men into beasts," the authors were using dialogue to

The trip to Verplancks can best be summarized in the following manner:

"Captain Arnold will lead us like a hot knife slicing through butter," it is showing us...

Not only did Tim worry about the cattle, the tavern and Sam, but he worried about his mother

The main idea of the epilogue would be the following:

"Sam always got scornful when other people disagreed with him," scornful means...

As Tim sat in the barn angry at his father, he began to compare himself to Sam. Tim was

The authors call the men who attack Life and Tim cow-boys. The reader can assume the author may

Life refused to allow Tim to carry messages for Mr. Heron because

After Tim's father was captured, life in the tavern was different from before because

One reason the authors had the British attack on Redding happen in the spring might be because

Tim walked with the wagon while his father scouted the road ahead. As he walked Tim decided to

Tim, Dr. Hobart and the others in the tavern learned from the wounded Rebel messenger, that

Summer turned to fall & Betsy Read visited the Meekers’ tavern. Her reasons are best summarized

As the authors described Sam's execution, their reason for having Tim express such detail is to

Tim heard his father crying and realized that “there were bad times coming” because

One of the biggest changes in the lives of the Meekers was in Tim. He said that

When Tim said "I didn't feel much like being a Tory anymore," the reader might conclude that