A) realistic fiction B) historical fiction C) folktale D) biography
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 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 help ease his worries B) to prepare him for college in England C) to practice his penmanship D) to practice letter writing
A) pride B) courage 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 join the British side. D) They should hide until it is over.
A) The preacher's wife made a big, beautiful flag. B) Their gun powder has been moved to another town. 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 has a nice garden. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It is the middle of town.
A) confident, protected B) uneasy, scared C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) older, wiser
A) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over. B) He won't get smallpox there. C) He will be writing letters every day. D) He knows Bermuda is a nice place.
A) He must write letters for British soldiers. B) He must apologize to Keegan. C) He must watch men die on the gallows. D) He must sweep the floor for him.
A) He watches men die at the gallows. B) He becomes a scribe. C) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. D) He becomes a soldier.
A) delivers letters for others B) writes letters for others C) receives letters for others. D) sends letters for others
A) He wants Biddy to cook. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back. 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 Euven is not coming back to teach. 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 Mary is smart. D) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore.
A) He doesn't have anything else to do. B) He now understands how to listen. C) He now likes the British. D) He is now at peace with himself since the war began.
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 hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. B) He was going to get some tea. C) He was going to help Euven get up. D) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph.
A) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. B) They take down the gallows. C) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. 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 wants to see his father. D) Joseph wants to upset 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. |