A) realistic fiction B) biography 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) Boston, Massachusetts B) Camden, South Carolina C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D) Saratoga , New York
A) He is a part of the Revolutionary War B) He gave land to build a church. C) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
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) courage B) pride C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should fight with the Patriots. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should join the British side.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. C) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. D) Most of the town's men have gone away to fight and they have heard battle news that British soldiers show no mercy.
A) It has a nice garden. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is the middle of town. D) It is one of the larger, finer homes.
A) sneaky, untrustworthy B) uneasy, scared C) older, wiser D) confident, protected
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't get smallpox there.
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 watches men die at the gallows. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He becomes a soldier. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) delivers letters for others B) receives letters for others. C) writes letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He wants to get back at Keegan. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. D) He wants to keep his family warm.
A) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. B) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. C) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. D) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners.
A) It lets us know Mary is smart. 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 Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He now likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
A) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to get some tea. 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 tells him about all the changes. C) Joseph wants to upset his father. D) Joseph wants to see his father.
A) Learning at home is best. B) Letter writing solves problems. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) War changes all things including people. |