A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) biography D) folktale
A) It isn't from anyone's point of view. B) third person, narrator C) first person, Joey D) first person, Euven
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 owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to practice letter writing C) to prepare him for college in England D) to help ease his worries
A) cooperation B) initiative C) courage D) pride
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should join the British side. 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) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It sits on a hill. D) It has a nice garden.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) older, wiser D) sneaky, untrustworthy
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He won't get smallpox there.
A) He must apologize to Keegan. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must watch men die on the gallows.
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) delivers letters for others B) writes letters for others C) receives letters for others. D) sends letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to keep his family warm. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. 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 sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
A) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Joseph is growing up and has formed his own ideas (instead of his father's) about things in life.
A) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He now likes the British.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. 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 hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
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 is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. B) Joseph wants to see his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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. |