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