A) realistic fiction B) biography C) folktale D) historical fiction
A) first person, Joey B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) third person, narrator D) first person, Euven
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to prepare him for college in England B) to help ease his worries C) to practice his penmanship D) to practice letter writing
A) initiative B) cooperation C) courage D) pride
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should join the British side. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. 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) 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 has a nice garden. D) It sits on a hill.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He will be writing letters every day.
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 hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) writes letters for others D) delivers 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 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 to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room.
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 is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He now likes the British.
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 hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They take down the gallows.
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) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |