My Brother Sam Is Dead Test Review

In the plot, the event that started the story and changed the character’s lives occurred when:

• Tim realizes Sam has stolen their father's gun

• Mr. Beach explained that only madmen supported the war

• Sam arrived home and announced he was joining the Army

• Sam and Life argued about politics

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In the sentence, “Sam always got scornful when other people disagreed with him,” scornful means:

• irritated and furious

• embarrassed and shy

• full of contempt

• worried and fretful

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

• Sam had a difficult life living with his dominating father

• Sam had absolutely no respect for his father

• Sam wanted to be independent from his father

• Tim liked to watch his father and brother become angry with each other

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When Sam said, “Captain Arnold will lead us through the Lobsterbacks like a hot knife slicing through butter,” he was using figurative language to show:

• how hungry the Colonial Army was after years of war with the British

• How Captain Arnold's leadership would help defeat the British

• What an excellent chef Captain Arnold was

• How weak the British Army was during this time in history

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

• Tim's unwillingness to help his family

• Activities necessary for everyday life in colonial times

• The circumstances of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts

• The difficulties of being an only child during wartime

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When Tim said, “I didn’t feel much like being a Tory anymore,” the reader could conclude that:

• Seeing the British wound the Rebel messenger made Tim too angry to fight

• Seeing the violent British attack at Captain Starr's home made Tim change his mind about which army was better

• Watching the British capture Jerry Sanford was the last straw

• Realizing the British were not going to spend their money in his tavern hurt his feelings

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When Susannah (Mother) said, “War turns men into beasts,” the author uses dialogue to:

• Establish the situation and indicate the action the Rebels were taking

• Help develop Susannah's character as a woman who enjoyed war

• Help create a mood of desperation caused by lack of food

• Establish the theme that war changes people

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

• Tim saw Sam restrained between two soldiers, accused of being a cattle thief

• Colonel Read told Susannah that Sam was going to be executed

• Tim threw the bayonet into the stockade and realized he could not save Sam

• Tim told Colonel Parsons that Sam did not cattle

The main idea of the epilogue would be the following:

• Tim has found evidence of Sam's innocence

• Tim wishes America would have won its freedom without the war

• Tim expresses his mother's vow not to serve soldiers

• Tim understands Sam's arguments with his father, now that he has children of his own

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One of the major themes of My Brother Sam is Dead is:

• War tends to make people's ideas about politics and freedom come into agreemnt

• People will argu about the wrongs in their lives whether there is a war or not

• Wanting to serve in a war, and suffer starvation and death, should be the goal of every young man

• Tim learns that glory in battle can lead to an early death, and avoiding war can lead to a long, happy life

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