A) biography B) folktale C) realistic fiction D) historical fiction
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Saratoga , New York C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to prepare him for college in England B) to practice his penmanship C) to practice letter writing D) to help ease his worries
A) cooperation B) initiative C) pride D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should hide until it is over.
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 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) confident, protected C) uneasy, scared D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) writes letters for others D) delivers letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
A) It lets us know Mary is smart. 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 Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. 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 hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
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 wants to upset his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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. |