A) historical fiction B) biography C) folktale D) realistic fiction
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) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Camden, South Carolina
A) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He gave land to build a church.
A) to practice his penmanship B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice letter writing D) to help ease his worries
A) cooperation B) pride C) courage D) initiative
A) They should hide until it is over. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should join the British side. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It is the middle of town. B) It sits on a hill. C) It has a nice garden. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) confident, protected B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) older, wiser D) uneasy, scared
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must write letters for British soldiers. C) He must sweep the floor for him. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
A) He becomes a scribe. B) He becomes a soldier. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He hides his father's gun in the wood box.
A) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to keep his family warm.
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 to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. C) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. D) It lets us know Mary is smart.
A) He now understands how to listen. B) He now likes the British. C) He doesn't have anything else to do. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) Cato has been nice to him. B) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. C) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was going to get some tea. 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 grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They set the house on fire. D) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave.
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 upset his father. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. D) Joseph wants to see his father.
A) Learning at home is best. B) War changes all things including people. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |