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, Euven D) first person, Joey
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Saratoga , New York C) Camden, South Carolina D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
A) to help ease his worries B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to practice his penmanship
A) courage B) cooperation C) pride D) initiative
A) They should join the British side. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should hide until it is over. 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 sits on a hill. B) It is the middle of town. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It has a nice garden.
A) uneasy, scared B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected D) older, wiser
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He will be writing letters every day. 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 watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) writes letters for others B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) receives letters for others.
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. B) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
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 Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He now likes the British. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom.
A) He was going to get some tea. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun.
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 upset his father. B) Joseph tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to see 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) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) War changes all things including people. D) Learning at home is best. |