Chapters 8-10: My Brother Sam is Dead

What was the name of the group who saved Tim and Father from the cow-boys?

• Patriots

• Loyalist

• Committee of Safety

• Rangers

How is life in Westchester County different from life in Redding?

• The cow-boys are considered the law in Westchester County.

• Westchester has a Committee of Safety that struggles to maintain order between the Rebels and Tories.

• The British are still in charge of Westchester County.

• General Putnam and his troops are the patrolling officers for Westchester County.

Since Tim and his father do not have an escort, what is their plan for traveling on the way back?

• They will go the longer way home.

• They are going to have their cousins travel with them for extra support.

• Father decided he would ride ahead and have Tim stay with the cattle and wagon.

• They are going to travel with some Patriot troops.

How did Tim display his bravery and intelligence when the cow-boys stopped him?

• Tim said that his brother Sam was a Rebel.

• Tim started to cry in front of the cow-boys because he was lost.

• Tim asked the cow-boys if they were his escorts.

• Tim hid all of his supplies and showed the cow-boys that his wagon was empty.

Why does Life not want to stop for the night at Green's Tavern?

• Life didn't want people to know that they were going through the area.

• Life knows that Tim is not hungry.

• Life knows that his cousins are waiting up for them.

• Life knows that Green's Tavern supports the Patriots.

Why did business at the tavern seem "good, but actually it wasn't"?

• People were paying with commissary notes.

• People didn't want to purchase anything that Tim had.

• Tim and Mother had to give the money they made to the Patriots.

• People were paying with chicken eggs.

Tim describes several changes occurring in his life. What does he describe as the biggest change?

• His mother

• The town of Redding

• The changes within himself

• His brother Sam

Why does the work at the tavern worry Tim?

• Tim doesn't know how to do the work.

• There is so much work to be done.

• Tim is worried that Sam won't hear about all the work he is doing.

• Tim is afraid to ask his mother to help with the work.

Definition: returns like for like; especially to return evil for evil; pays back injury for injury.

• Retaliates

• Sedation

• Forage

• Recalcitrance

Definition: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

• Seines

• Turmoil

• Foraged

• Sedition