A) folktale B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Camden, South Carolina D) Saratoga , New York
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He is a part of the Revolutionary War D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to help ease his worries B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice letter writing D) to practice his penmanship
A) cooperation B) pride C) courage D) initiative
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) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
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) confident, protected C) uneasy, scared D) sneaky, untrustworthy
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 soldier. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) writes letters for others B) sends letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
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 has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. B) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. C) It lets us know Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life.
A) He now likes the British. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Cato has been nice to him. 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 take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to upset his father. D) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas.
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. |