A) folktale B) realistic fiction C) biography D) historical fiction
A) first person, Joey B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Euven D) third person, narrator
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He gave land to build a church. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
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) courage B) pride C) cooperation D) initiative
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) 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 sits on a hill. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It is the middle of town.
A) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) writes letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
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 Euven is not coming back to teach. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He now likes the British. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph. 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 get some tea.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
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) 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. |