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My Brother Sam is Dead
My Brother Sam is Dead
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Comprehension review of MBSD
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1
Sam said that Timmy could help the war effort effort by____
stealing guns
listening to gossip in the tavern
recruiting for the militia
2
Why did a Rebel soldier cut Father's cheek?
so he would feed his troops for free
to make him hand over his gun
because he was a Tory
3
Who wrote this book?
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Harry Allard and James Allard
Scott O'Dell and Myra O'Dell
4
Sam's girlfriend was____
Betsy Ready
Betsy Read
Betsy Ross
5
Why didn't Betsy want Timmy to deliver Mr. Heron's letter?
she wanted to earn the shilling herself
she thought it was a spy letter about Sam
she thought it was too dangerous
6
Father died on a British prison ship during an outbreak of______
typhoid fever
scurvy
cholera
7
Mr. Heron tried to hire Timmy to deliver _____ to Fairfield.
goods
weapons
business letters
8
Who tried to steal Mr. Meeker's cattle on the drive?
the cowboys
Lobsterbacks
Rebels
9
Who sat in the balcony at church?
children, Indians, and black people
the choir
women and female children
10
What sis Sam call the British troops?
Lobsterbacks
Redcoats
Rednecks
11
British officers went to Mr. Heron's house to_____
arrest him
steal his property
learn who Rebel leaders were
12
Tom said he didn't feel much like being a Tory anymore after he saw_____
Redcoats burn the town to the ground
Mr. Heron getting paid for spying on his neighbors
Lobsterbacks cut Ned's head off
13
When Sam joined the army he was ______ years old?
16
20
18
14
Sam was arrested for ______.
treason
stealing cattle
mutiny
15
Mr. Heron was spying for the___
Americans
British
Americans and the British
16
When Tim crossed from Connecticut into New York, he said______
it looked a lot different
he was in a foreign country
it was enemy territory
17
In school, Timmy was best at____
memorizing psalms
ciphering
spelling
18
By January of 1776, food was a real problem becasue_____
it was so scarce
the quality was so poor
it kept going up in price
19
Tim felt he was Sam's equal when he...
fought out of a sense of duty
he realized that Sam fought in the war because he wanted to
had to be the man of the family
20
When did Tim FIRST realize that the war could affect him too?
when Sam left to join the Rebels
when he learned that Sam was dead
when the Rebels came searching for weapons
21
What happened to Father on his way home from Verplanks Point?
He was captured by Lobsterbacks
He was captured by cowboys
He was captured by a band of rebels
22
Tim became a _____
lawyer
professor
surveyor
23
Why was February 6 an important date to the family?
They inherited money from relatives
Sam's court-martial began
Tim turned 21
24
People who did not want a want with England were called______
Patriots
Whigs
Tories
25
Why did General Putnam execute Sam?
Sam's father had stolen his girl years ago
He hated Sam's family
He needed to keep the troops in line
26
Tim said hunger was like going around all day with_____
a nail in your shoe
a fire in your stomach
a gnawing in your bones
27
What happened to make Timmy realize that he was a Tory?
Father's capture
Sam's death
his arrest
28
Why was Father sitting in the taproom crying?
He and Mother had a fight
He was broke and about to lose everything?
Sam told him he was going to war
29
Tim decided he wouldn't be on anybody's side anymore after he_____
was wounded by a stray bullet
and Mother lost the tavern
found out that Father was dead
30
Why was it so important to slow down the Lobsterbacks as they left Redding?
so people could hide their money
so Continental troops could catch up to them
to give people time to flee
