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My Brother Sam is Dead

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Chapters Twelve—Thirteen

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My Brother Sam is Dead

Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier

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What did Betsy first suspect Mr. Heron's envelope to contain?

(A) Patriot military plans

(B) A secret family recipe

(D) Loyalist military plans

For what crime was Sam convicted?

(A) Badmouthing the general

(B) Stealing cattle

(D) Getting in a fight

Where does Sam hide when he must keep a low profile in Redding?

(A) Tom Warrups' hut

(B) Betsy Read's attic

(D) The church loft

What profession enchants Tim when he arrives at Verplancks Point?

(A) Farming

(B) Trading

(D) Weaving

What does Sam want Tim to do with the eight cattle?

(A) Name them

(B) Hide them

(D) Butcher them

What does Sam score so many of in college?

(A) Football goals

(B) Telling points

(D) Poker chips

Who kidnapped Father?

(A) A band of cow-boys

(B) Rebel officers

(D) Jerry Sanford

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