A) folktale B) historical fiction C) biography D) realistic fiction
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) third person, narrator
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. 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) courage B) cooperation C) initiative D) pride
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should join the British side.
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 is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It has a nice garden. D) It sits on a hill.
A) older, wiser B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) uneasy, scared D) confident, protected
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
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) sends letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) writes letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He wants Biddy to cook. 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 Mary is smart. 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 thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to get some tea. 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 tell Joseph and Cato to leave. C) They take down the gallows. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph wants to see his father. 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) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Learning at home is best. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) War changes all things including people. |