A) biography B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) folktale
A) first person, Euven B) first person, Joey C) third person, narrator D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Camden, South Carolina D) Saratoga , New York
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 practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) pride B) courage C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should join the British side. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
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 has a nice garden. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It is the middle of town. D) It sits on a hill.
A) older, wiser B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) sends 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 Biddy to cook. 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 sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He now likes the British.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) Cato has been nice to him.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. 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 is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) Learning at home is best. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |