A) historical fiction B) folktale C) biography D) realistic fiction
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) third person, narrator D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Camden, South Carolina C) Saratoga , New York D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
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) initiative C) cooperation D) courage
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should hide until it is over. C) They should join the British side. D) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own.
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 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) older, wiser B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected D) uneasy, scared
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must watch men die on the gallows.
A) He becomes a soldier. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He watches men die at the gallows.
A) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) writes letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants to keep his family warm. B) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. C) He wants Biddy to cook. D) He wants to get back at Keegan.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. 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 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 is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now likes the British. D) He now understands how to listen.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was going to help Euven get up. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to get some tea.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They set the house on fire. 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 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) Learning at home is best. D) Letter writing solves problems. |