A) biography B) realistic fiction C) folktale D) historical fiction
A) third person, narrator B) first person, Euven C) It isn't from anyone's point of view. D) first person, Joey
A) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania B) Camden, South Carolina C) Boston, Massachusetts D) Saratoga , New York
A) He gave land to build a church. B) He is a part of the Revolutionary War C) He pays Euven to teach Joseph. D) He owns many businesses, and is one of the town's founders.
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) pride B) courage C) initiative D) cooperation
A) They should not take part. Everything will work out on its own. B) They should join the British side. C) They should fight with the Patriots. 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 is the middle of town. B) It sits on a hill. C) It is one of the larger, finer homes. D) It has a nice garden.
A) uneasy, scared B) older, wiser C) sneaky, untrustworthy D) confident, protected
A) He knows Bermuda is a nice place. B) He will be writing letters every day. C) He won't get smallpox there. D) He won't be killed; he will be traded for other prisoners when the war is over.
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 becomes a soldier. B) He hides his father's gun in the wood box. C) He watches men die at the gallows. D) He becomes a scribe.
A) receives letters for others. B) writes letters for others C) delivers letters for others D) sends letters for others
A) He's afraid his family will be exposed to smallpox. B) He wants to get back at Keegan. C) He wants to keep his family warm. D) He wants Biddy to cook.
A) He is sent to the gallows with the rest of the prisoners. B) He is to be drawn and quartered like Enoch Groves. C) He has his hands and feet chained for three days in the keeping room. D) He has to go to Burndale with his family and is not allowed to come back.
A) It lets us know Joseph doesn't want them anymore. B) It lets us know Mary is smart. C) It lets us know Euven is not coming back to teach. 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 is now at peace with himself since the war began. B) He doesn't have anything else to do. C) He now understands how to listen. D) He now likes the British.
A) He now understands from experience what it is like to be enslaved and without freedom. B) He thinks his dad's ideas are foolish. C) Cato has been nice to him. D) Euven and his mom believe it's wrong and now he does too.
A) He was going to grab the pistol from Joseph. B) He was hoping to stop Watkins from firing his gun. C) He was going to get some tea. D) He was going to help Euven get up.
A) They take down the gallows. B) They destroy furniture and parts of the house. C) They tell Joseph and Cato to leave. D) They set the house on fire.
A) Joseph tells him about all the changes. B) Joseph wants to see his father. C) Joseph is able to put into words what he truly thinks and feels even though it differs from his father's ideas. D) Joseph wants to upset his father.
A) Letter writing solves problems. B) People on the opposite side of war are ALWAYS your enemy. C) Learning at home is best. D) War changes all things including people. |