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WorksheetsBrother Sam Is Dead Chap. 4-7
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
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brief fights or encounters between small groups, usually a part of a larger battle
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buying or selling stocks, commodities, land, etc., usually in the face of higher than ordinary risk, hoping to take advantage of an unexpected rise or fall in price
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an obsolete term that means “set in order” for battle
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What happens that helps Tim realize that war has come to Redding?
Betsy Read is killed
Sam is forced to shoot a man in Redding
Tom Warrups caries a message for Mr. Heron
his mother and father are attacked in the tavern
Why couldn‘t Sam explain to the Continentals that he had the Meekers‘ Brown Bess?
Tim would be thrashed by father.
Sam would be hung or beaten by the Patriots as a deserter.
Mother would be in trouble.
Betsy Read would be disappointed in him.
In spite of everything, how does Tim feel about his older brother Sam?
Tim hopes Sam is killed in the War.
Tim is jealous of how Sam is fighting for the Loyalist army.
Tim is dissapointed that Sam would leave him to do all of the chores.
Tim still looks up to Sam.
Why does Betsy jump on Tim and wrestle him to the ground?
Betsy was angry with Tim for lying about how much rum he drank.
Betsy was angry that Tim was friends with other Tories in Redding.
Tim has a letter that could be telling the Lobsterbacks where Sam is, and Betsy wants to protect Sam.
Tim said something very mean to Betsy, and Betsy is retaliating.
