A) biography B) folktale 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) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to help ease his worries D) to practice letter writing
A) initiative B) cooperation C) pride D) courage
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should join the British side. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. D) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It sits on a hill. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is the middle of town.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) confident, protected C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes 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 has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now likes the British. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Cato has been nice to him. 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 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 tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to upset his father. D) Joseph wants to see his father.
A) War changes all things including people. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) Learning at home is best. D) Letter writing solves problems. |