A) folktale B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) third person, narrator B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
A) Saratoga , New York B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He gave land to build a church. C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
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) pride B) initiative C) cooperation D) courage
A) They should join the British side. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should fight with the Patriots.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 one of the larger, finer homes. B) It has a nice garden. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is the middle of town.
A) confident, protected B) older, wiser C) uneasy, scared D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He will be writing letters every day. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) writes letters for others B) sends letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to keep his family warm.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. 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 Mary is smart.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now likes the British. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He now understands how to listen.
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 hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They set the house on fire. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They take down the gallows.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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 wants to upset his father.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) War changes all things including people. C) Letter writing solves problems. D) Learning at home is best. |