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