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My Brother Sam is Dead
Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter One
Chapters Two–Three
Chapters Four–Five
Chapters Six–Seven
Chapters Eight–Nine
Chapters Ten–Eleven
Chapters Twelve–Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen & Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Tim Meeker
Sam Meeker
Father
Main Ideas
Themes
Motif
Symbol
Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Summary
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, Symbols
Chapter One
Chapters Two-Three
Chapters Four-Five
Chapters Six-Seven
Chapters Eight-Nine
Chapters Ten-Eleven
Chapters Twelve-Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen & Epilogue
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters Two-Three Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Two-Three Quiz
1
of 5
What thoughts does Tim try, without success, to avoid in church?
Thoughts about Sam
Thoughts about Betsy
Blasphemous thoughts
Thoughts about school
2
of 5
After church, where does Tim go to find Sam?
Tom Warrups' hut
Colonel Read's house
The store
The Meeker barn
3
of 5
Who asks Tim which side he supports in the Revolutionary War?
Sam Meeker
Father
Betsy Read
Tom Warrups
4
of 5
What does Betsy Read often stop by the tavern to do?
Drink a pint
Talk to Tim
Eavesdrop on conversations
Deliver potatoes
5
of 5
What does the signal that Betsy gives Tim mean?
"Sam is dead"
"Sam has come home"
"Sam sent a letter"
"Sam is injured"
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