A) realistic fiction B) biography C) folktale D) historical fiction
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) first person, Joey D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Saratoga , New York D) Boston, Massachusetts
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He gave land to build a church. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to help ease his worries B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice his penmanship D) to practice letter writing
A) courage B) cooperation C) initiative D) pride
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should join the British side. C) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy. B) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. C) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is one of the larger, finer homes. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is the middle of town. D) It has a nice garden.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) older, wiser
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) writes letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) delivers letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. C) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
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 Euven is not coming back to teach. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now likes the British. C) He now understands how to listen. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was going to get some tea. 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 tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph wants to upset his father. 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 tells him about all the changes.
A) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) Learning at home is best. D) War changes all things including people. |