Final answer:
The correct option is d. Sam Meeker returns to the Meeker's tavern in Redding in the year 1777, as depicted in the novel "My Brother Sam is Dead"; therefore, none of the given options a) 1773 b) 1774 c) 1775 d) 1776 accurately represents the correct year. However, the closest year to his actual return given in the options is 1776.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question refers to the novel "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Sam Meeker is a character who enlists to fight in the Revolutionary War. According to the timeline of the novel, Sam returns home to the Meeker's tavern in Redding in 1777.
However, the year 1777 is not listed as an option in the provided choices, and among the options given, the closest year to his actual return is 1776, which could be a trick answer as he leaves Yale in 1775 and enlists in the army, but then considers coming back in 1776 before actually returning in 1777. This is a common question in the study of literature to test a student's knowledge of the events within the novel.