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