A) historical fiction B) biography C) folktale D) realistic fiction
A) third person, narrator B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Camden, South Carolina D) Saratoga , New York
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to practice letter writing B) to practice his penmanship C) to help ease his worries D) to prepare him for college in England
A) initiative B) cooperation C) pride D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 is the middle of town. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It has a nice garden.
A) uneasy, scared B) older, wiser 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 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 scribe. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. 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 has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. C) He now understands how to listen. 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 help Euven get up. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. B) They take down the gallows. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. C) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) Learning at home is best. C) War changes all things including people. D) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. |