A) folktale B) biography C) historical fiction D) realistic fiction
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) courage B) cooperation C) initiative D) pride
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should join the British side.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It has a nice garden. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is the middle of town. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) older, wiser B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) delivers letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now likes the British. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph wants to upset his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. D) Joseph wants to see his father.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) Learning at home is best. C) War changes all things including people. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |