A) historical fiction B) folktale C) biography D) realistic fiction
A) first person, Euven B) It isn't from anyone's point of view. C) third person, narrator D) first person, Joey
A) Camden, South Carolina B) Boston, Massachusetts C) Saratoga , New York D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders. C) He is a part of the Revolutionary War D) He pays Euven to teach Joseph.
A) to practice letter writing B) to practice his penmanship C) to help ease his worries D) to prepare him for college in England
A) pride B) initiative C) courage D) cooperation
A) They should fight with the Patriots. B) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. C) They should hide until it is over. D) They should join the British side.
A) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. B) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. C) Euven convinced them it was the peaceful thing to do. 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 is the middle of town. B) It has a nice garden. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It sits on a hill.
A) uneasy, scared B) sneaky, untrustworthy C) confident, protected D) older, wiser
A) He won't get smallpox there. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
A) He must sweep the floor for him. B) He must watch men die on the gallows. C) He must apologize to Keegan. D) He must write letters for British soldiers.
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) sends letters for others B) writes letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) receives 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 is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. 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 has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
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 is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He now likes the British. D) He doesn't have anything else to do.
A) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too. B) Cato has been nice to him. C) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. D) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish.
A) He was going to help Euven get up. B) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. C) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. D) He was going to get some tea.
A) They set the house on fire. B) They take down the gallows. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They destroy furniture and parts of the house.
A) Joseph wants to see his father. B) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. C) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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) War changes all things including people. D) Letter writing solves problems. |