A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) folktale D) biography
A) first person, Euven B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to help ease his worries B) to practice his penmanship C) to prepare him for college in England D) to practice letter writing
A) initiative B) courage C) pride D) cooperation
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) 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 one of the larger, finer homes. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is the middle of town. D) It sits on a hill.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) older, wiser C) uneasy, scared D) confident, protected
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must watch men die on the gallows.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) sends letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. 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 is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now likes the British. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They take down the gallows. D) They set the house on fire.
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 tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph wants to see 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. |