A) biography B) folktale C) realistic fiction D) historical fiction
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Saratoga , New York B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to practice letter writing B) to help ease his worries C) to practice his penmanship D) to prepare him for college in England
A) initiative B) pride C) cooperation D) courage
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should join the British side. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It is the middle of town. C) It sits on a hill. D) It has a nice garden.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) uneasy, scared D) confident, protected
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 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 hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. 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 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 doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
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 wants to upset 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 see his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) Learning at home is best. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) War changes all things including people. |