My Brother Sam Ch. 5

It made him realize that the war could come home to him too.

It made him realize that he wanted to fight in the war with Sam.

It made him realize that Sam should have never taken the Brown Bess.

Answer 1: He could see it happening right in front of his own eyes.

Answer 2: There were stories in the Connecticut Journal.

Answer 3: Travelers would tell stories in the tavern.

Both: Answers 2 and 3

There wasn't too much game around.

Some farmers occasionally got a deer or a muskrat for the pot.

Mostly people wanted guns to go after the wolves that sometimes came down into the pastures after lambs, and for general protection.

There wasn't anything anyone could do about it, though.

There wasn't much game around, although farmers occasionally got a deer or a muskrat for the pot.

Sometimes soldiers would just take a couple of cows out of somebody's fields without paying for them, too. Both sides did it-- the Patriots and the Tories.

Although to tell the truth, I envied him, too.

But when he was at Yale I didn't have to worry about him all the time-- worry that he'd be shot or get sick and die or something else.

I knew that to a younger brother everything your older brother does seems wonderful.

Answer: 1 The rebels are damn fools. How can they expect to beat the whole British army?

Answer: 2 I remember being little and watching Sam milk old Pru and admiring and thinking how clever he was.

Answer: 3 No good can come out of it but a lot of men dead.

Both: Answers 1 and 3

He wants Tim to deliver pizzas.

He wants Tim to deliver letters.

He wants Tim to fight alongside Sam.

He wants Tim to help Tom Warrups.

Answer 1: he already feels as if he has lost one son as a result of the war.

Answer 2: he thinks that Tim will deliver the letters to the wrong people.

Answer 3: he believes that the letters are not just simple business letters.

Answer 4: Both Answers 1 and 3

He wants to have adventures like Sam and stories to tell.

He wants to move out of his father's house.

He wants to be respected by Tom Warrups.

hang out with Betsy.

try to find Sam.

sneak off despite his father's wishes.

talk to Tom Warrups.