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My Brother Sam is Dead
Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier
Study Guide
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 Quotes 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
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Chapters Ten-Eleven Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Ten-Eleven Quiz
1
of 5
What must occur for the commissary notes people are using at the tavern to have value?
The Rebels win
The British win
The gold reserves arrive
The economy recover
2
of 5
What is the source of the thundering noise that Tim hears on April 26, 1777?
An actual thunderstorm
The Rebel Army
The British Army
A football match
3
of 5
What does a British soldier do to Ned as Tim looks on?
Tar and feather him
Behead him
Shoot him
Slap him
4
of 5
Who, notably, is among the Rebel soldiers who burst into the tavern and demand rum?
Father
General Putnam
Sam
Benedict Arnold
5
of 5
What does Sam tell his mother that he has promised to do, causing the two of them to argue?
Return home
Re-enlist
Free Father
Fight Tim
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