A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) biography D) folktale
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Saratoga , New York B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He gave land to build a church. C) He is a part of the Revolutionary War D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to help ease his worries C) to practice letter writing D) to prepare him for college in England
A) initiative B) cooperation C) pride D) courage
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should join the British side. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It has a nice garden. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) confident, protected C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) sends letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) writes letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
A) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He now likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They take down the gallows. C) They set the house on fire. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to upset his father. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
A) Learning at home is best. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) War changes all things including people. D) Letter writing solves problems. |