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