A) folktale B) biography C) historical fiction D) realistic fiction
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) Saratoga , New York C) Camden, South Carolina D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to practice letter writing B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice his penmanship D) to help ease his worries
A) pride B) courage C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should join the British side.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
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) sneaky, untrustworthy B) confident, protected C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
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) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach.
A) He now likes the British. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Cato has been nice to him. 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) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They take down the gallows.
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) Learning at home is best. B) War changes all things including people. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |