A) biography B) realistic fiction C) historical fiction D) folktale
A) first person, Joey B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) third person, narrator
A) Saratoga , New York B) Camden, South Carolina C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
A) to prepare him for college in England B) to help ease his worries C) to practice letter writing D) to practice his penmanship
A) courage B) pride C) cooperation 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) 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) sneaky, untrustworthy B) uneasy, scared C) confident, protected D) older, wiser
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
A) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. B) He watches men die at the gallows. C) He becomes a scribe. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) receives letters for others. B) writes letters for others C) sends letters for others D) delivers 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 to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. 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 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. C) It lets us know Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He now likes the British. B) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. 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 help Euven get up. C) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. D) He was going to get some tea.
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 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) Learning at home is best. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) War changes all things including people. D) Letter writing solves problems. |