My Brother Sam is Dead Ch. 13

Tim got 3 of the cows back to the barn and then Mother and Tim 

• had to butcher the 4th cow out in the field.
• went to bed.
• butchered all seven of the cows left.
• went back to work in the Inn.

Putnam was looking for someone to 

• help Sam.
• find beef.
• make an example of to the troops.
• lead the army.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Gen. Parsons told Tim that 

• he would handle it and take care of Sam.
• there was nothing he could do. It was up to Gen. Putnam.
• he should not worry. It will be all settled quickly.
• I don't have time to talk to you.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why was Mother the one to go talk to Gen. Putnam?

• She would cry and get the sympathy of Gen. Putnam.
• Tim was too scared to go to Gen. Putnam.
• An adult would be taken more seriously than a child.
• Sam asked her to go.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Betsy Read said she would

• ask her father to help Sam.
• not ever forgive Sam.
• go talk to Gen. Putnam.
• pray for Sam.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

When Mother returns from seeing Gen. Putnam we find out that

• the general would not see her.
• that Sam would be liberated.
• Sam was not suppose to be at the Inn. He had deserted his post.
• Sam was dead.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Colonel Read went to the encampment to see what he could do to help Sam.
Which statement below is NOT what he told Tim and Mother.

• "I'm afraid it looks bad for Sam."
• The other men are willing to lie about Sam to save their own lives and there are two of them.
• Gen. Putnam likes Sam and will probably go easy on him.
• Another problem is that Sam is from a Tory family.

Tim was able to go see Sam before the trial.

• True
• False

At the court-martial, Sam was sentenced to be executed.

• True
• False

Tim went to see Col. Parsons a second time because he knew that Col. Parsons could stop Sam's sentence to be executed.

• True
• False