Quiz: Margaret's Secret Message

Which of the following events

happens first in the story?

• Margaret quickly rides

  her horse Brownie through

  the snow.

• Margaret offers to go to

  the Blue Boar Inn for her

  sick mother.

• Margaret’s mother reads

  a message about an

  upcoming attack.

• Margaret worries that a

  loyalist spy for the British

  is in the crowd.

A red-haired man comes to

Margaret’s farmhouse because

he knows

• information sent from the

  Blue Boar Inn

• where William, Margaret’s

  brother, is

• about a planned attack

  at White Marsh

• where the British sentries are

  on the road

The secret message Margaret

is carrying is hidden under the

• apron she used to wipe

  her hands

• reins of her horse Brownie

• thick red hood of her cloak

• cloth-covered top button of

  her cloak

How are Margaret and her

mother similar?

• They both relay secret

  information.

• They both are able to sew

  very well.

• They both know how to read

  invisible ink.

• They both have been sick for

  several days.

Which of the following details

suggests that Margaret is very

brave?

• “What is it? Another

  message?” Margaret asked.

• Margaret turned the paper

  in her hands. “This is blank,”

  she said.

• She couldn’t cry right now—

  too many people were

  depending on her.

• Quickly, she mounted

  and rode to the front

  of the house.

What important role does

Margaret have in the story?

• She lies to a British sentry

  on the side of the road.

• She looks for British loyalists

  in the Blue Boar Inn.

• She delivers a message that

  will warn the Patriots.

• She knows where the army

  has been encamped.

What is the main problem

in the story?

• Margaret’s mother is very

  sick, and Margaret needs

  to look for Dr. Cottingham.

• Margaret sees that the

  fabric from her cloak is

  loose when the innkeeper

  returns it to her.

• Margaret is given a secret

  message to pass on, but

  the scrap of paper ends

  up being blank.

• Margaret’s mother needs to

  deliver an important message

  that could save many lives.

The climax of the story is

when

• Margaret is stopped by

  a British sentry on her way

  to the inn

• Margaret urges Brownie

  into a gallop to quickly get

  to the inn

• Margaret speaks to a rough-

  looking man with sideburns

  at the inn

• Margaret feels tears well up

  in her eyes before she sets off

  for the inn

What is the theme of the story?

• Sharing secrets can get

  people hurt.

• Children are often braver

  than adults.

• There are never any winners

  in a war.

• Many people can contribute

  to help a cause.

From the story, readers can

predict that

• Margaret will be too tired to

  make the journey back home

• Margaret will have

  a new mission as soon

  as she gets home

• Margaret’s message will

  be passed on to the men

  at White Marsh

• Margaret’s brothers will start

  doing spy work just like her

  and her mother