Reading My Brother Sam Ch. 11

Reading My Brother Sam Ch. 11

Multiple Choice

Who shot the wounded guy in Chapter 10?

• Cowboys

• British soldiers

• Rebels

• Continental soldiers

Multiple Choice

Infer: why did they give the wounded man rum?

• To get him drunk so he would tell his story.

• To make him feel better after he was shot.

• To help him endure surgery without painkillers.

Multiple Choice

Why does Tim care about General Arnold’s troops?

• Sam might be with them.

• The troops might take food from the tavern.

• The troops might fight the British in Redding.

Multiple Choice

What is the irony, or strange contrast, in this scene?

• The church bells ring for war, but mother prays.

• Mother asks Tim to pray with her.

• Mother prays, and then gets up to make dinner.

• Mother calls the war evil.

Multiple Choice

What does Tim see?

• Riders in the darkness and the rain.

• The British officer who killed Ned.

• Jerry Sandford.

• Mr. Betts, Colonel Read, and Dan Starr.

Multiple Choice

Who comes in?

• A Continental (Rebel) general.

• A British general and officers.

• Colonel Read and the Redding militia.

• Father.

Multiple Choice

What is Tim doing?

• Considering whether to carry another letter for Mr. Heron.

• Spying on Mr. Heron and his spy ring.

• Serving and listening to the generals talk.

Multiple Choice

What evidence from the text suggests that Tim does not really want to see to the livestock?

• We scraped out the bottom of the stew pot to feed General Arnold and his aides.

• I couldn’t get it out of my mind that Sam might be in Redding somewhere.

• ”All right, but don’t be long, I may need you to help with the gentlemen here.”

Multiple Choice

These details show that...

• ...the rebel army was not well equipped.

• ...the rebel soldiers were celebrating.

• ...the Generals were planning an attack.

• ...the Redding militia was well organized.

Multiple Choice

Sam was worried that Tim and his mom...

• ...forgot about him

• ...hated him.

• ...had left Redding.

• ...had forgotten Father.

Multiple Choice

Sam can see that Tim has...

• ...a girlfriend.

• ...changed.

• ...been playing with Jerry.

• ...helped Mr. Heron.

Multiple Choice

Which quote is evidence that mother is really excited to see Sam?

• Mother gave me a cross look. “Where have you been?”

• It wasn’t like me to insist on anything that way and she got the idea.

• She started to run, but then thought better of it and walked.

Multiple Choice

What are Sam and mother arguing over.

• Mother wants Sam home.

• Mother blames Sam for Father being in prison.

• Mother wants the gun back.

• Sam wants food.

Multiple Choice

Why did Tim feel like Sam’s equal?

• He knew that Sam was wrong about his own motivations.

• He knew that the Tories were right.

• Helping the family was more important than the war.