A) folktale B) historical fiction C) realistic fiction D) biography
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Joey C) first person, Euven D) It isn't from anyone's point of view.
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Saratoga , New York C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He gave land to build a church. D) He is a part of the Revolutionary War
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) initiative B) cooperation C) courage D) pride
A) They should join the British side. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should fight with the Patriots. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. D) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag.
A) It has a nice garden. B) It is one of the larger, finer homes. C) It sits on a hill. D) It is the middle of town.
A) uneasy, scared B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected 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 knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He will be writing letters every day.
A) He must watch men die on the gallows. B) He must sweep the floor for him. C) He must write letters for British soldiers. D) He must apologize to Keegan.
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) receives letters for others. B) delivers letters for others C) sends letters for others D) writes letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants Biddy to cook. C) He wants to get back at Keegan. 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 is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves.
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 likes the British. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He is now at peace with himself since the war began. D) He now understands how to listen.
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 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 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 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 wants to upset his father. D) Joseph tells him about all the changes.
A) War changes all things including people. B) Learning at home is best. C) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. D) Letter writing solves problems. |