A) realistic fiction B) biography C) historical fiction D) folktale
A) third person, narrator B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Saratoga , New York B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to help ease his worries B) to practice letter writing C) to practice his penmanship D) to prepare him for college in England
A) initiative B) courage C) pride D) cooperation
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should join the British side. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. 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 sweep the floor for him. B) He must apologize to Keegan. 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 becomes a soldier. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. 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 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 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 Mary is smart. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He now likes the British. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
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 get some tea. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
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 is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to see his father. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) War changes all things including people. |